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TOLD TO THE CHILDREN SERIES 



STORIES FROM THE LIFE 
OF CHRIST 




They saw the young child with Mary, His mother, and fell 
down and worshipped Him 



STORIES FROM 

rHE LIFE OF CHRIST 

SELECTED FOR THE CHILDREN BY 

JANET HARVEY KELMAN 

WITH PICTURES BY 

F. D. BEDFORD 




NEW YORK 
E. P. DUTTON & CO. 






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Edinburgh : Printed by T. and A. Cokstablk 



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TO 
DAISY 



FROM CHRISTMAS EVE TO 
EASTER MORN 

Long ago there was no Christmas day in 
the world. The years came and went, and 
some days were brighter than others ; but not 
one of those bright days was Christmas day. 

Do you wonder why that was? It was 
because Jesus Christ had not come to earth. 

But one year He did come, and was born 
a little baby in Bethlehem, and now all over 
the world we keep Christmas day as one of 
the gladdest days in all the year, because it 
takes our thoughts back to the time when 
Jesus Christ was born. 

About three months after Christmas day 
is Easter morning; but the first Easter 
morn did not come for thirty-three years 
after the first Christmas day. Here is the 
story of those thirty-three years, the story 
of the life and death and resurrection of our 
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

J. H. K. 



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CONTENTS 

Page 

The Birth of Jesus Christ, 4 

Jesus amongst the Doctors, ...... 9 

The Temptation, 12 

The Woman of Samaria, 16 

The Sick of the Palsy, 23 

The Sermon on the Mount, 26 

The Widow's Son at Nain, . . . . e . 31 

The Parable of the Sower, „ 35 

Jesus asleep in the Boat, 36 

The Daughter of Jairus, 37 

The Feeding of the Multitude, ... 40 

The Transfiguration, .... c ... 46 

The Ten Lepers, SQ 

The Parable of the Good Samaritan, • . . • 54 

The Man Born Blind, 55 

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Page 

The Raising of Lazarus, 60 

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, 66 

The Children brought to Jesus, .... . 69 

Zaccheus, 74 

The Entry into Jerusalem, 76 

The Parable of the Virgins, 82 

The Alabaster Box of Ointment, 85 

The Last Supper, S7 

Gethsemane, 93 

Peter in the Palace of the High Priest, .... 96 

Jesus before Pilate, 98 

The Crucifixion, 101 

The Resurrection, 105 

The Ascension, 113 



LIST OF PICTURES 

They saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and fell 
down and worshipped him, . . . Frontispiece 

At page 
They found him in the temple sitting in the midst of 
the doctors, both hearing them and asking them 
questions, ZO 

He entered into a ship, and taught them many things 

by parables, ........ 20 

When he was now not far from the house, the centurion 

sent friends to him, 30 

He said unto her, * Thy sins are forgiven/ . . 32 / 

A certain Samaritan set him on his own beast and 

brought him to an inn, 54 

There stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his 

mother's sister, and Mary Magdalene, . . . 104 ' 

She saith unto him, 'Master!' 108^ 



STORIES FROM THE LIFE OF 
CHRIST 

There was in the days of Herod, the king 
of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, 
and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron. 
And her name was Elisabeth. They were 
both righteous before God. And they had 
no child. 

And it came to pass that Zacharias went 
into the temple of the Lord. And the whole 
multitude of the people were praying without. 
And there appeared unto him an angel of 
the Lord, standing on the right side of the 
altar. And when Zacharias saw him, he 
was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 

But the angel said unto him, 'Fear not, 
Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and 
thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and 
thou shalt call his name John. And thou 
shalt have joy and gladness, and many 
shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be 
great in the sight of the Lord; and he 



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shall be filled with the Holy Spirit; and 
many of the children of Israel shall he turn 
to the Lord their God. And he shall go 
before the Lord to turn the hearts of the 
fathers to the children, to make ready a 
people prepared for the Lord.' 

And Zacharias said, * Whereby shall I 
know this, for I am an old man, and my 
wife well stricken in years?' 

And the angel answering said unto him, * I 
am Gabriel that stand in the presence of 
God, and am sent to shew thee these glad 
tidings. And behold, thou shalt be dumb 
and not able to speak, until the day that 
these things shall come to pass, because 
thou believest not my words which shall be 
fulfilled in their season.' 

And the people waited for Zacharias, and 
marvelled that he tarried so long in the 
temple. And when he came out he could 
not speak unto them ; and they knew that 
he had seen a vision in the temple, for he 
beckoned unto them, and was speechless. 

And the angel Gabriel was sent from God 
unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a 
virgin of the house of David ; and the virgin's 
name was Mary. 



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And the angel came to her and said, * Hail, 
thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is 
with thee ; blessed art thou among women.' 
And when she saw him she was troubled at 
his saying. 

And the angel said unto her, 'Fear not, 
Mary, for thou hast found favour with God. 
And behold, thou shalt bring forth a son, and 
shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be 
great, and shall be called the Son of the 
Highest. And the Lord shall give unto him 
the throne of his father David, and he shall 
reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and 
of his kingdom there shall be no end.' 

Then said Mary unto the angel, 'How 
shall this be ? ' 

And the angel answered and said unto her, 
'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, 
and the power of the Highest shall over- 
shadow thee ; therefore also that holy thing 
which shall be born of thee shall be called 
the Son of God.' 

And Mary said, c Behold the handmaid of 
the Lord; be it unto me according to thy 
word.' 

And the angel departed from her. 

Now Elisabeth brought forth a son, and 



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her neighbours and cousins rejoiced with 
her. And it came to pass on the eighth day 
that they called him Zacharias after the 
name of his father. 

And his mother answered and said, 'Not 
so, but he shall be called " John."' 

And they said unto her, l There is none of 
thy kindred that is called by this name.' 
And they made signs to his father how he 
would have him called. 

And he wrote saying, ' His name is John/ 
And they marvelled all. And the mouth of 
Zacharias was opened, and he spake and 
praised God and said, ' Blessed be the Lord 
God of Israel, for he hath visited and re- 
deemed his people, to perform the mercy 
promised to our fathers that he would grant 
unto us, that we might serve him without 
fear all the days of our life. And thou child 
shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, 
for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord 
to prepare his ways.' 

And the child grew and waxed strong in 
spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of 
his shewing unto Israel. 

Now the birth of Jesus was on this wise. 
There went out a command from Cesar that 



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all the world should be taxed. And all went 
to be taxed, every one to his own city. And 
Joseph went up from Galilee out of the city 
of Nazareth, unto the city of David which is 
called Bethlehem, to be taxed with Mary his 
wife. And so it was that while they were 
there, Mary brought forth her first-born son, 
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and 
laid him in a manger, because there was no 
room for them in the inn. 

And there were in the same country shep- 
herds abiding in the field, keeping watch 
over their flock by night. And lo, the angel 
of the Lord came upon them, and the glory 
of the Lord shone round about them, and they 
were sore afraid. 

And the angel said unto them, ' Fear not, 
for behold, I bring you good tidings of great 
joy which shall be to all people. For unto 
you is born this day in the city of David, a 
Saviour which is Christ the Lord. And this 
shall be a sign unto you : Ye shall find the 
babe wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in 
a manger.' 

And suddenly there was with the angel a 
multitude of the heavenly host praising God 
and saying, * Glory to God in the highest, 
and on earth peace, good will toward men.' 

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And it came to pass as the angels were 
gone away from them into heaven, the shep- 
herds said one to another, i Let us now go 
even unto Bethlehem and see this thing 
which is come to pass, which the Lord hath 
made known unto us/ 

And they came with haste, and found 
Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a 
manger. And when they had seen it, they 
made known abroad the saying which was 
told them concerning this child. And all 
they that heard it wondered at those things 
which were told them by the shepherds. 
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered 
them in her heart. And the shepherds 
returned, glorifying and praising God, for all 
the things which they had heard and seen, 
as it was told unto them. 

And the child's name was called Jesus, 
and they brought him to Jerusalem to 
present him to the Lord. 

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem 
whose name was Simeon. And the same 
man was just and devout; and the Holy 
Spirit was upon him. And it was shewn 
unto him by the Holy Spirit that he should 
not see death before he had seen the Lord's 
Christ And he came into the temple, and 






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the parents brought in the child Jesus. 
Then took he him up in his arms and blessed 
God, and said, 'Lord, now lettest thou thy 
servant depart in peace, according to thy 
word, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation.' 
And Joseph and his mother wondered at 
those things which were spoken of him. 

Now behold there came wise men from the 
East to Jerusalem, saying, * Where is he 
that is born King of the Jews? For we 
have seen his star in the East, and are 
come to worship him/ 

When Herod the king had heard these 
things, he was troubled. And when he had 
gathered all the chief priests and scribes of 
the people together, he asked of them where 
Christ should be born. 

And they said unto him, ' In Bethlehem.' 

Then Herod, when he had called the wise 
men, asked them what time the star appeared. 
And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, 
'Go and search for the young child, and 
when ye have found him, bring me word 
again, that I may come and worship him 
also.' 

When they had heard the king they 
departed, and lo, the star which they saw in 



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the East went before them till it came and 
stood over where the young child was. 
When they saw the star they rejoiced with 
exceeding great joy. And when they were 
come into the house, they saw the young 
child with Mary, his mother, and fell down 
and worshipped him. And when they had 
opened their treasures they gave unto him 
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 

And being warned of God in a dream that 
they should not return to Herod, they went 
into their own country another way. 

When they were departed, behold the 
angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a 
dream, saying, l Arise and take the young 
child and his mother and flee into Egypt, 
and be thou there until I bring thee word; 
for Herod will seek the young child to 
destroy him.' 

Then Joseph arose, and took the young 
child and his mother by night and went 
into Egypt, and was there until the death of 
Herod. 

Then Herod, when he saw that he was 
mocked of the wise men, was wroth, and 
sent forth and slew all the children that were 
in Bethlehem, from two years old and under, 
according to the time which he had heard 



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from the wise men. Then was there a voice 
heard, of weeping and great mourning. 
Women weeping for their children, and 
would not be comforted, because they are 
not. 

But when Herod was dead, Joseph arose 
and took the young child and his mother, 
and came into the land of Israel, and dwelt 
in Nazareth. 

And the child grew and waxed strong in 
spirit, filled with wisdom ; and the grace of 
God was upon him. 

Now Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem 
every year at the feast of the passover. And 
when Jesus was twelve years old they went 
up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the 
feast. And as they returned the child Jesus 
tarried behind in Jerusalem. 

And Joseph and his mother knew not of 
it But they, supposing him to have been 
in the company, went a day's journey. And 
they sought him among their kinsfolk, 
and when they found him not, they turned 
back again to Jerusalem seeking him. 

And it came to pass that after three days 
they found him in the temple sitting in the 
midst of the doctors, both hearing them and 



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asking them questions. And all that heard 
him were astonished at his understanding 
and answers. And when they saw him they 
were amazed, and his mother said unto 
him, 'Son, why hast thou thus dealt with 
us? Behold, thy father and I have sought 
thee sorrowing/ 

And he said unto them, c How is it that ye 
sought me? Wist ye not that I must be 
about my Father's business ? ' 

And they understood not the saying which 
he spake unto them. And he went down 
with them, and came to Nazareth, and was 
subject unto them. But his mother kept 
all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus 
grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour 
with God and man. 

After those days the word of God came 
unto John the son of Zacharias. And he came 
into all the country about Jordan, preaching 
in the wilderness and saying, ' Repent ye, for 
the kingdom of heaven is at hand/ And 
the same John was clothed with camel's 
hair, and with a leathern girdle about 
his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild 
honey. And there went out unto him all 
the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, 




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They found Him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctors, 
both hearing them and asking them questions 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST n 

and were all baptized of him in the river of 
Jordan. 

And the people asked him, € What shall we 
do?' He saith unto them, 'He that hath 
two coats, let him give to him that hath 
none, and he that hath meat let him do like- 
wise.' 

And the soldiers asked him, saying, 'And 
what shall we do ? ' And he said unto them, 
1 Do violence to no man ; and be content with 
your wages.' 

And all men asked in their hearts of John 
whether he were the Christ or not. And 
John said unto them all, ' I indeed baptize 
you with water; but there standeth one 
among you whom ye know not, the latchet 
of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose : 
he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.' 

Then cometh Jesus unto John, to be 
baptized of him. But John forbade him, 
saying, 1 1 have need to be baptized of thee, 
and comest thou to me ? ' 

And Jesus answering said unto him, 
'Suffer it to be so now.' 

Then he suffered him. 

And Jesus when he was baptized went up 
straightway out of the water; and lo, the 
heavens were opened unto him, and he saw 



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the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and 
lighting upon him; and lo a voice from 
heaven, saying, 'This is my beloved Son, 
in whom I am well pleased.' 

And Jesus himself began to be about 
thirty years of age. Then was he led into 
the wilderness to be tempted. And he was 
there in the wilderness forty days. And in 
those days he did eat nothing: and when 
they were ended, he afterward hungered. 

And the tempter came to him and said, * If 
thou be the Son of God, command that these 
stones be made bread.' 

But he said, ' It is written, " Man shall not 
live by bread alone, but by every word of 
God."' 

Then he brought Jesus up into the holy 
city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the 
temple and saith unto him, l If thou be the 
Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is 
written, " He shall give his angels charge 
over thee to keep thee ; and in their hands 
they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou 
dash thy foot against a stone." ' 

Jesus said unto him, * It is written again, 
"Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God."' 

Again the tempter taketh him up into a 



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high mountain, and sheweth him all the 
kingdoms of the world, and saith unto him, 
'All these things will I give thee and the 
glory of them, if thou wilt fall down and 
worship me.' 

Then saith Jesus unto him, 'Get thee 
hence ; for it is written, "Thou shalt worship 
the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou 
serve." • 

Then the tempter leaveth him, and behold, 
angels came and ministered unto him. 

Again John stood and two of his disciples, 
and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he 
saith, ' Behold the Lamb of God ! • 

And the two disciples heard him speak, 
and they followed Jesus. 

Then Jesus turned and saw them follow- 
ing, and saith unto them, 'What seek ye?' 

They said unto him, 'Master, where 
dwellestthou?' 

He saith unto them, ' Come and see.' 

They came and saw where he dwelt, and 
abode with him that day ; for it was about 
the tenth hour. 

One of the two which heard John speak, 
and followed him, was Andrew, Simon 
Peter's brother. He findeth his own brother 



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Simon, and saith unto him, c We have found 
the Christ/ And he brought him to 
Jesus. 

The day following Jesus would go forth 
into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith 
unto him, ' Follow me/ 

Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of 
Andrew and Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, 
and saith unto him, * We have found him of 
whom Moses did write, Jesus of Nazareth, 
the son of Joseph.' 

And Nathanael said unto him, * Can there 
any good thing come out of Nazareth?' 
Philip saith unto him, l Come and see.' 

Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and 
saith of him, i Behold an Israelite indeed, in 
whom is no guile!' 

Nathanael saith unto him, 'Whence know- 
est thou me?' Jesus said unto him, ' Before 
that Philip called thee, when thou wast 
under the fig-tree I saw thee.' 

Nathanael answered and saith unto him, 
'Thou art the Son of God; thou art the 
King of Israel.' 

Jesus said unto him, 'Because I said 
unto thee, " I saw thee under the fig-tree," 
believest thou? Thou shalt see greater 
things than these !' 



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And there was a marriage in Cana of 
Galilee ; and the mother of Jesus was there. 
And both Jesus was called and his disciples 
to the marriage. 

And when they wanted wine, the mother 
of Jesus saith unto him, 'They have no 
wine/ Jesus saith unto her, ' Mine hour is 
not yet come/ 

His mother saith unto the servants, 
'Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it/ 

And there were set there six water-pots of 
stone. 

Jesus saith unto them, 'Fill the water- 
pots with water/ And they filled them up 
to the brim. 

And he saith unto them, ' Draw out now, 
and bear unto the ruler of the feast'; and 
they bare it. 

When the ruler of the feast tasted the 
water that was made wine, and knew 
not whence it was, but the servants which 
drew the water knew, the ruler of the 
feast called the bridegroom, and saith unto 
him, 'Every man at the beginning doth 
set forth good wine; and when men have 
well drunk, then that which is worse: 
but thou hast kept the good wine until 
now/ 



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After this Jesus went down to Capernaum, 
he, and his mother, and his brethren, and 
his disciples ; and they continued there not 
many days. 

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and 
Jesus went up to Jerusalem, and found in 
the temple those that sold oxen and sheep 
and doves, and the changers of money 
sitting. And when he had made a scourge of 
small cords, he drove them all out of the 
temple, and the sheep and the oxen; and 
poured out the changers' money, and over- 
threw the tables ; and said unto them that 
sold doves, 'Take these things hence ; make 
not my Father's house an house of 
merchandise.' 

And Jesus returned unto Galilee. And 
he must needs go through Samaria. Then 
cometh he to a city near to the ground 
that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Now 
Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, 
being weary with His journey, sat thus on 
the well : and it was about noon. 

And there cometh a woman of Samaria 
to draw water. 

Jesus saith unto her, ' Give me to drink.' 



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For his disciples were gone away into the 
city to buy meat. 

Then saith the woman unto him, ' How is 
it that thou being a Jew askest drink of me, 
which am a woman of Samaria?' for the 
Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 

Jesus said unto her, * If thou knewest the 
gift of God, and who it is that saith unto 
thee, " Give me to drink "; thou wouldest have 
asked of him, and he would have given thee 
living water.' 

The woman saith unto him, 'Sir, thou 
hast nothing to draw with, and the well is 
deep/ 

Jesus answered and said unto her, * Who- 
soever shall drink of this water, shall thirst 
again; but whosoever shall drink of the 
water that I shall give him, shall never thirst, 
but the water that I shall give him, shall 
be in him a well of water springing up into 
everlasting life.' 

The woman saith unto him, 'Sir, give me 
this water that I thirst not, neither come 
hither to draw.' 

And again she said, c Sir, I see that thou 
art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in 
this mountain, and ye say that in Jerusalem 
is the place where men ought to worship.' 



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Jesus saith unto her, 'The hour cometh, 
and now is, when the true worshippers shall 
worship the Father in spirit and in truth, 
for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 
God is a spirit, and they that worship him, 
must worship him in spirit and in truth/ 

The woman saith unto him, * I know that 
Christ cometh: when he is come, he will 
tell us all things.' 

Jesus saith unto her, 'I that speak unto 
thee am he.' 

And upon this came his disciples, and 
marvelled that he talked with the woman. 

The woman then left her water-pots, and 
went her way into the city, and saith to the 
men, 'Come, see, is not this the Christ?' 

Then they went out of the city and came 
unto him. 

In the meanwhile his disciples prayed 
him, saying, 'Master, eat.' But he said 
unto them, 'I have meat to eat that ye 
know not of.* 

Therefore said the disciples one to another, 
' Hath any man brought him ought to eat ? ' 

Jesus said unto them, ' My meat is to do 
the will of my Father which sent me, and to 
finish his work.' 

So when the Samaritans were come unto 



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him, they besought him that he would tarry 
with them: and he abode there two days. 
And many of the Samaritans of that city 
believed on him, and said, 'We have heard 
him ourselves, and know that this is indeed 
the Christ, the Saviour of the world.' 

When Jesus was come into Galilee the 
Galileans received him, having seen all the 
things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast ; 
for they also went unto the feast. And 
there went out a fame of him through all 
the land round about. And he taught in 
their synagogues, being glorified of all. 

So he came again into Cana of Galilee, 
where he made the water wine. And there 
was a certain nobleman whose son was sick 
at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus 
was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went 
unto him and besought him that he would 
come down, and heal his son : for he was at 
the point of death. 

Then said Jesus unto him, * Except ye see 
signs and wonders, ye will not believe.' 

The nobleman saith unto him, i Sir, come 
down, ere my child die.' 

Jesus saith unto him, ' Go thy way, thy son 
liveth.' 

And the man believed the word that Jesus 



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had spoken unto him, and he went his way. 
And as he was now going down, his servants 
met him, and told him, saying, 'Thy son 
liveth.' 

Then asked he of them the hour when 
he began to amend. And they said unto 
him, 'Yesterday at the seventh hour the 
fever left him.' 

So the father knew that it was at the same 
hour in which Jesus said unto him, 'Thy son 
liveth ' ; and himself believed and his whole 
house. 

And Jesus came and dwelt in Capernaum 
which is upon the sea-coast. And it came to 
pass that as the people pressed upon him to 
hear the word of God, he stood by the 
Lake of Galilee, and saw two boats by the 
lake; but the fishermen were gone out of 
them, and were washing their nets. And he 
entered into one of the boats which was 
Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust 
out a little from the land. And he sat down 
and taught the people out of the boat. 

Now when he had left speaking, he said 
unto Simon, c Launch out into the deep, and 
let down your nets for a draught.' 

And Simon answering said unto him, 




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' Master, we have toiled all night, and have 
taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I 
will let down the net.' 

And when they had this done, they caught 
a great multitude of fishes: and their nets 
brake. And they beckoned unto their 
partners which were in the other ship, 
that they should come and help them. 
And they came, and filled both the boats, so 
that they began to sink. When Simon 
Peter saw it he fell down at Jesus' knees, 
saying, * Depart from me ; for I am a sinful 
man, O Lord.' 

For he was astonished, and all that were 
with him, at the draught of fishes which 
they had taken : and so was also James and 
John, which were partners with Simon. And 
when they had brought their boats to land, 
they forsook all, and followed him. 

And they entered into the house of Simon 
and Andrew, with James and John. But 
Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and 
anon they tell Jesus of her. And he came 
and took her by the hand and lifted her up ; 
and the fever left her; and she ministered 
unto them. 

And at even when the sun did set, they 
brought unto him all that were sick. And 

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all the city was gathered together at the 
door ; and he laid his hands on every one of 
them, and healed them. 

And Jesus went about all Galilee ; and it 
came to pass when he was in a certain city 
there came a leper unto him, kneeling down 
to him, and saying unto him, i If thou wilt, 
thou canst make me clean.' 

And Jesus, moved with compassion, put 
forth his hand, and touched him, and saith 
unto him, * I will : be thou clean.' 

And as soon as he had spoken the leprosy 
departed from him, and he was cleansed. 
And he sent him away, and saith unto 
him, i See thou say nothing to any man, but 
go thy way, shew thyself to the priests/ 

But he went out and began to publish it 
much, and to blaze abroad the matter, inso- 
much that Jesus could no more openly enter 
into the city, but was without in desert 
places: and they came to him from every 
quarter, and the power of the Lord was 
present to heal them. 

And again Jesus entered into Capernaum 
after some days, and it was noised that he 
was in the house. And many were gathered 
together, insomuch that there was no room 
to receive them, no, not as much as about 



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the door; and he preached the word unto 
them. 

And behold, men brought in a bed a man 
which was taken with a palsy: and they 
sought means to bring him in and to lay him 
before him. And when they could not find 
by what way they might bring him in for the 
press, they went upon the house-top and let 
him down through the roof with his couch 
into the midst before Jesus. And when he 
saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the 
palsy, ' Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.* 

But there were certain of the Scribes 
and Pharisees sitting there, and saying in 
their hearts, i Who can forgive sins but God 
only?' 

But Jesus said unto them, 'Why reason 
ye these things in your hearts? Whether 
is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, 
"Thy sins be forgiven thee"; or to say, 
" Arise, and take up thy bed and walk " ? But 
that ye may know that the Son of Man hath 
power on earth to forgive sins/ he saith 
to the sick of the palsy, ' I say unto thee, 
arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way 
into thine house.' 

And he arose, took up his bed, and went 
forth before them all. And they were 



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amazed, and they glorified God, and were 
filled with fear, saying, 'We have seen 
strange things to-day/ 

After this there was a feast of the Jews, 
and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now 
there is at Jerusalem by the sheep-market, 
a pool, which is called Bethesda, having 
five porches. In these lay many who were 
blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving 
of the water. And a certain man was there, 
which had been ill thirty and eight years. 
When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that 
he had been now a long time in that case, 
he saith unto him, 'Wilt thou be made 
whole?' 

The man answered him, 'Sir, I have no 
man when the water is troubled, to put me 
into the pool: but while I am coming, 
another steppeth down before me.' 

Jesus saith unto him, 'Rise, take up thy 
bed and walk.' 

And the man was made whole, and took 
up his bed and walked; and on the same 
day was the Sabbath. The Jews therefore 
said to him that was cured, ' It is the Sabbath 
day; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy 
bed.* 



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He answered them, c He that made me 
whole, the same said unto me, "Take up 
thy bed and walk." ' 

Then asked they him, l What man is that 
which said unto thee, "Take up thy bed 
and walk "?* 

And he that was healed wist not who it 
was ; for Jesus had gone away, a multitude 
being- in that place. Afterward Jesus findeth 
him in the temple, and said unto him, l Be- 
hold, thou art made whole, sin no more, lest 
a worse thing come unto thee.' 

The man departed, and told the Jews that 
it was Jesus which had made him whole. 
Therefore did the Jews seek to slay Jesus, 
because he had done these things on the 
Sabbath day. 

And when Jesus was departed thence he 
went into a synagogue. And there was a 
man there which had a withered hand : and 
they watched him whether he would heal 
him on the Sabbath day; that they might 
accuse him. And he said unto the man 
which had the withered hand, i Rise up and 
stand forth in the midst.' 

And he arose and stood forth. Then said 
Jesus unto them, 'What man shall there 



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be among you, that shall have one sheep, 
and if it fall into a pit on the Sabbath day, 
will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 
How much then is a man better than a 
sheep?' 

Then saith he unto the man, g Stretch forth 
thine hand.' 

And he stretched it out, and his hand was 
restored whole as the other. And they were 
filled with madness; and communed one 
with another what they might do to Jesus. 

And Jesus went up into a mountain ; and 
his disciples came unto him; and he 
taught them, saying: 

* Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs 
is the kingdom of heaven. 

* Blessed are they that mourn : for they 
shall be comforted. 

* Blessed are the meek: for they shall 
inherit the earth. 

1 Blessed are they which do hunger and 
thirst after righteousness : for they shall be 
filled. 

* Blessed are the merciful: for they shall 
obtain mercy. 

* Blessed are the pure in heart : for they 
shall see God. 



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'Blessed are the peacemakers: for they 
shall be called the children of God. 

' Ye are the light of the world. A city that 
is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do 
men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, 
but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light 
unto all that are in the house. Let your 
light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your 
Father which is in heaven. 

'When ye pray, do not vainly repeat words 
as the heathen do ; for they think that they 
shall be heard for their much speaking. Be 
not ye therefore like unto them: for your 
Father knoweth what things ye have need 
of before ye ask him. After this manner 
therefore pray ye : 

'"Our Father which art in heaven, hal- 
lowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. 
Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. 
Give us this day our daily bread. And for- 
give us our sins, as we also forgive every 
one that is indebted to us. And lead us not 
into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for 
Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and 
the glory, for ever. Amen." 

' For if ye forgive men their trespasses, 
your heavenly Father will also forgive you ; 



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but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, 
neither will your Father forgive your tres- 
passes. 

* Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, 
and where thieves break through and 
steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures 
in heaven, where neither moth nor rust 
doth corrupt, and where thieves do not 
break through nor steal: for where your 
treasure is, there will your heart be also. 

'Take no thought for your life, what ye 
shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet 
for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not 
the life more than meat, and the body than 
raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: 
for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor 
gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father 
feedeth them. Are ye not much better than 
they? Why take ye thought for raiment? 
Consider the lilies of the field, how they 
grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 
and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon 
in all his glory was not arrayed like one 
of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the 
grass of the field, which to-day is, and to- 
morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not 
much more clothe you, O ye of little faith ? 



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Therefore take no thought, saying, What 
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, 
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? for your 
heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need 
of all these things. 

1 Ask and it shall be given you ; seek and ye 
shall find ; knock and it shall be opened unto 
you; for every one that asketh receiveth; 
and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him 
that knocketh it shall be opened. What 
man is there of you, who if his son ask bread 
will give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, 
will give him a serpent? If ye then being 
evil, know how to give good gifts unto your 
children, how much more shall your Father 
which is in heaven give good things to them 
that ask him. 

* Whosoever cometh to me and heareth 
my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew 
you to whom he is like: he is like a wise 
man which built an house, and digged deep, 
and laid the foundation on a rock ; and the 
rain descended, and the floods came, and the 
wind blew, and beat upon that house, and 
could not shake it ; for it was founded upon 
a rock. And every one that heareth these 
sayings of mine, and doeth them not, is like 
a man that without a foundation built an 



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house upon the sand; and the rain descended, 
and the floods came, and the wind blew, and 
beat upon that house; and it fell, and the 
ruin of that house was great.' 

Now when Jesus had ended all his say- 
ings he entered into Capernaum ; and a 
certain centurion's servant, who was dear 
unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And 
when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him 
the elders of the Jews, beseeching him 
that he would come and heal his servant. 
And when they came to Jesus they besought 
him, saying that he was worthy for whom 
he should do this : for he loveth our nation, 
and he hath built us a synagogue. 

And Jesus saith, ' 1 will come and heal him.' 

And when he was now not far from the 
house, the centurion sent friends to him, 
saying unto him, * Lord, I am not worthy 
that thou shouldest come under my roof, 
wherefore neither thought I myself worthy 
to come unto thee ; but speak the word 
only, and my servant shall be healed.' 

When Jesus heard it he marvelled, and 
said to them that followed, 'Verily I say 
unto you, I have not found so great faith, 
no, not in Israel.' 




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When He was now not far from the house, the centurion 
sent friends to Him 



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And they that were sent, returning to the 
house, found the servant whole that had 
been sick. 

And it came to pass the day after, that 
Jesus went into a city called Nain; and 
many of his disciples went with him, and 
much people. Now when he came nigh to 
the gate of the city, behold there was a dead 
man carried out, the only son of his mother, 
and she was a widow: and much people of 
the city was with her. And when the Lord 
saw her, he had compassion on her, and said 
unto her, l Weep not.' 

And he came and touched the bier: and 
they that bare it stood still. And he said, 
1 Young man, I say unto thee, Arise ! ' 

And he that was dead sat up and began 
to speak. And he delivered him to his 
mother. And there came a fear on all, and 
they glorified God. 

At that time Jesus said, 'Come unto me, 
all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and 
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon 
you, and learn of me; for I am meek and 
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto 
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my 
burden is light.' 

And one of the Pharisees desired him 



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that he would eat with him. And he went 
into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to 
meat. 

And behold, a woman in the city, which 
was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus 
sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought 
an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at 
his feet behind him weeping, and began 
to wash his feet with tears, and to wipe them 
with the hairs of her head, and kissed his 
feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 
Now when the Pharisee which had bidden 
him saw it, he spake within himself saying, 
'This man, if he were a prophet, would have 
known who and what manner of woman this 
is that toucheth him ; for she is a sinner/ 

And Jesus answering said unto him, 
'Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee.' 

And he saith, ' Master, say on.' 

'There was a certain man which had two 
debtors. The one owed five hundred pence, 
and the other fifty, and when they had 
nothing to pay he frankly forgave them both. 
Tell me, therefore, which of them will love 
him most?' Simon answered and said, 'I 
suppose that he to whom he forgave most/ 

And he said unto him, ' Thou hast rightly 
judged/ 




He said unto her, "Thy sins are forgiven" 



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And he turned to the woman, and said 
unto Simon, 'Seest thou this woman? I 
entered into thine house; thou gavest me 
no water for my feet, but she hath washed 
my feet with tears, and wiped them with 
the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no 
kiss ; but this woman since the time I came 
in hath not ceased to kiss my feet My 
head with oil thou didst not anoint, but 
this woman hath anointed my feet with 
ointment. Wherefore I say unto thee, her 
sins which are many are forgiven, for she 
loved much ; but to whom little is forgiven, 
the same loveth little.' 

And he said unto her, 'Thy sins are for- 
given. Go in peace/ 

And it came to pass afterward, that Jesus 
went through every city and village, preach- 
ing and shewing the glad tidings of the 
kingdom of God. And the twelve were with 
him, and certain women which had been 
healed, Mary Magdalene and Susanna, and 
many others who ministered unto him. 
And they went into an house. And the multi- 
tude cometh together again, so that they 
could not so much as eat bread. And while 
he talked to the people, behold his mother 



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and his brethren stood without, desiring to 
speak with him. Then one said unto him, 
* Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand 
without desiring to speak with thee/ But 
he answered and said unto him that told 
him, l Who is my mother? and who are my 
brethren ? * 

And he stretched forth his hand towards 
his disciples and said, 4 Behold my mother 
and my brethren! for whosoever shall do 
the will of my Father which is in heaven, 
the same is my brother and sister and 
mother/ 

In the mean time when there were gathered 
together a great multitude of people, inso- 
much that they trode one upon another, 
Jesus said unto his disciples, 'Are not five 
sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one 
of them is forgotten before God ? But even 
the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 
Fear not, therefore, ye are of more value 
than many sparrows/ 

And he began again to teach by the sea- 
side; and there was gathered unto him a 
great multitude, so that he entered into a 
ship and sat in the sea, and the whole 
multitude was by the sea on the land. And 
he taught them many things by parables, 



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and said unto them, c Behold, a sower went 
forth to sow: and it came to pass as he 
sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and 
the fowls of the air came and devoured 
them up; and some fell on stony ground, 
where they had not much earth, and forth- 
with they sprang up, because they had no 
deepness of earth ; but when the sun was up 
they were scorched, and because they had 
no root, they withered away. And some fell 
among thorns, and the thorns sprang up 
and choked them, and they yielded no fruit. 
And other fell in good ground, and did yield 
fruit that sprang up, and increased, and 
brought forth, some thirtyfold, and some 
sixtyfold, and some an hundredfold.* 

And his disciples asked him, saying, 
'What might this parable be?' 

And he said, 'The parable is this: The 
seed is the word of God. Those by the way- 
side are they that hear; then cometh the 
wicked one and taketh away the word out of 
their hearts, lest they should believe and be 
saved. Those on the rock are they which, 
when they hear, receive the word with joy, 
and these have no root, which for a while 
believe and in time of trial fall away. And 
those which fell among thorns are they which, 



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when they have heard, go forth and are 
choked with cares and riches and pleasures 
of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 
But those on the good ground are they 
which in an honest and good heart, having 
heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit 
with patience/ 

And Jesus said unto them, c Again the 
kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid 
in a field, the which when a man hath found 
he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and 
selleth all that he hath and buyeth that field. 

1 Again the kingdom of heaven is like unto 
a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls; 
who, when he had found one pearl of great 
price, went and sold all that he had and 
bought it/ 

And the same day when the even was 
come, Jesus saith unto them, * Let us pass 
over unto the other side/ 

And when they had sent away the multi- 
tude, they took him even as he was in the 
boat. And they launched forth. But as they 
sailed he fell asleep; and there came down 
a storm of wind on the lake, and the waves 
beat into the boat, so that it was now full ; 
and he was in the hinder part of the 
boat asleep on a pillow. And they came to 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 37 

him, and awoke him saying, 'Master, 
Master, we perish.' 

Then he arose and rebuked the wind, and 
said unto the sea, l Peace, be still.' 

And there was a great calm. And he 
said unto them, l Where is your faith?' 

And they being afraid wondered, saying 
one to another, 'What manner of man is 
this? for he commandeth even the winds 
and the sea, and they obey him.' And they 
came over unto the other side of the sea. 

And it came to pass when Jesus returned, 
the people gladly received him, for they 
were all waiting for him. And he came 
into his own city. And behold there cometh 
unto him one of the rulers, a man named 
Jairus. He had one only daughter about 
twelve years of age, and she lay a-dying. 
And when he saw Jesus he fell at his feet, 
and besought him greatly, saying, ' My little 
daughter lieth at the point of death. I pray 
thee come and lay thy hand on her, that she 
may be healed, and she shall live.' 

And Jesus went with him, and much 
people followed him and thronged him. 
And a woman which had been ill twelve 
years, and had suffered many things of many 
doctors, and had spent all that she had and 






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was nothing better, but rather grew worse, 
when she heard of Jesus, came behind him 
and touched the hem of his garment ; for 
she said within herself, ' If I may but touch 
his garment, I shall be whole'; and the 
woman was made whole from that hour. 

And Jesus said, ' Who touched me?* 

Peter and they that were with him said, 
c Master, the multitude throng thee and press 
thee, and sayest thou, "Who touched 
me?"* 

And Jesus said, * Somebody hath touched 
me, for virtue is gone out of me.' 

And when the woman saw that she was 
not hid, she came trembling, and falling 
down before him, she declared unto him 
before all the people for what cause she had 
touched him, and how she was healed im- 
mediately. And he said unto her, l Daughter, 
be of good comfort; thy faith hath made 
thee whole ; go in peace.' 

And while he yet spake there cometh one 
from the ruler's house saying, ' Thy daughter 
is dead ; trouble not the Master.' 

As soon as Jesus had heard the word that 
was spoken, he saith unto the ruler, ' Be not 
afraid, only believe, and she shall be made 
whole.' 






THE LIFE OF CHRIST 39 

And when he came into the house, he 
suffered no man to go in save Peter and 
James and John, and the father and mother 
of the maiden. And he seeth the tumult, and 
them that wept and wailed greatly, and the 
minstrels and the people making a noise. 
And when he was come in he saith unto 
them, 'Why make ye this ado and weep? 
Give place, for the maid is not dead, but 
sleepeth.* 

And they laughed him to scorn, knowing 
that she was dead. And he put them all out, 
and took her by the hand, and called, saying, 
' Maid, arise.' 

And her spirit came again, and she arose 
straightway. And he commanded that 
something should be given her to eat. And 
her parents were astonished ; but he charged 
them that they should tell no man what was 
done. 

And when Jesus departed thence, two 
blind men followed him, crying and saying, 
€ Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.' 

And when he was come into the house, 
the blind men came unto him. 

And Jesus saith unto them, 'Believe ye 
that I am able to do this ? ' 

They said unto him, 'Yea, Lord/ 



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Then touched he their eyes, saying, 
According- to your faith be it unto you.' 

And their eyes were opened, and Jesus 
charged them saying, 'See that no man 
know it.' 

But they spread abroad his fame in all 
that country. 

And they departed into a desert place by 
boat, and the people saw them departing, 
and many knew him, and ran afoot thither 
out of all cities, and outwent them, and 
came together unto him. And Jesus, when 
he came out, saw much people, and was 
moved with compassion toward them, 
because they were as sheep not having a 
shepherd ; and he spake unto them of the 
kingdom of God, and healed them that had 
need of healing. And when the day began 
to wear away, his disciples came unto him, 
and said, 'This is a desert place, and now 
the time is far passed ; send them away 
that they may go into the country round 
about, and into the villages, and buy them- 
selves bread : for they have nothing to eat/ 
He answered and said unto them, 'They 
need not depart. Give ye them to eat/ 

And he saith unto Philip, 'Whence shall 
we buy bread that these may eat ? ' 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 41 

And this he said to prove him; for he 
himself knew what he would do. Philip 
answered him, 'Two hundred pennyworth 
of bread is not sufficient for them that every 
one of them may take a little.' 

He saith unto them, 'How many loaves 
have ye ? Go and see.' 

Andrew saith unto him, 'There is a lad 
here which hath five barley-loaves and two 
small fishes, but what are they among so 
many?' 

And Jesus said, ' Make the men sit down/ 

Now there was much grass in the place. 
And they sat down in ranks on the grass. 
And when he had taken the five loaves and 
the two fishes, he looked up to heaven 
and blessed and brake the loaves, and gave 
them to his disciples to set before them; 
and the two fishes divided he among them 
all. And they did all eat. And when they 
were filled, he saith to his disciples, 
' Gather up the fragments that remain, that 
nothing be lost/ 

Therefore they gathered them together, 
and filled twelve baskets with fragments of 
the five barley-loaves, which remained over 
and above unto them that had eaten. 

And Jesus constrained his disciples to go 



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by boat before unto the other side, while he 
sent the multitudes away. And when he had 
sent them away, he went up into a mountain 
apart to pray. 

And when even was come, and it was now 
dark, the boat was in the midst of the sea 
tossed with waves, and he alone on the 
land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; 
for the wind was contrary unto them. And 
about the fourth watch of the night, Jesus 
went unto them, walking on the sea, and 
would have passed by them. But when 
they saw him walking on the sea, they 
were troubled, saying, € It is a spirit' 

And they cried out for fear, for they all 
saw him. And straightway he talked with 
them, and saith unto them, 'Be of good 
cheer; it is I ; be not afraid.' 

And Peter said, * Lord, if it be thou, bid 
me come unto thee on the water.' 

And he said, i Come.' 

And when Peter was come down out of 
the boat, he walked on the water to go to 
Jesus. But when he saw the wind boister- 
ous, he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, 
he cried, ' Lord, save me.' 

And immediately Jesus stretched forth 
his hand, and caught him, and said unto 






THE LIFE OF CHRIST 43 

him, * O thou of little faith, wherefore didst 
thou doubt?' 

Then they willingly received him into 
the boat ; and the wind ceased, and immedi- 
ately the boat was at the land whither they 
went. Then they that were in the boat 
came and worshipped him, saying, 'Of a 
truth thou art the Son of God/ 

The day following, when the people saw 
that Jesus was not there, neither his dis- 
ciples, they also took shipping, and came 
to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. And 
when they had found him on the other 
side of the sea, they said unto him, l Master, 
when earnest thou hither? ' 

Jesus answered them and said, 'Verily, 
verily, I say unto you, ye seek me not 
because ye saw the miracles, but because 
ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but 
for that meat which endureth unto everlast- 
ing life, which the Son of Man shall give unto 
you. I am the bread of life : he that cometh 
to me shall never hunger, and he that 
believeth on me shall never thirst ; and him 
that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast 
out. 1 

From that time many of his disciples 



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went back, and walked no more with him. 
Then said Jesus unto the twelve, 'Will ye 
also go away?* 

Then Peter answered him, 'Lord, to 
whom shall we go ? Thou hast the words 
of eternal life ; and we believe and are sure 
that thou art the Christ, the Son of the 
living God/ 

After these things they bring unto Jesus 
one that was deaf and had a stammer in his 
speech. And they beseech him to put his 
hand upon him. And he took him aside and 
put his fingers into his ears, and touched his 
tongue, and looking up to heaven, he sighed, 
and saith unto him, ' Be opened/ 

And straightway his ears were opened, and 
the string of his tongue was loosed, and he 
spake plain. And he charged them that 
they should tell no man ; but the more he 
charged them so much the more a great deal 
they told it abroad, saying, ' He hath done 
all things well. He maketh both the deaf 
to hear and the dumb to speak/ 

And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they 
bring a blind man unto him, and beseech 
him to touch him. And Jesus took the 
blind man by the hand, and led him out of 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 45 

the town. And when he had put his hands 
upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. 
And he looked up and said, * I see men as 
trees walking/ 

After that Jesus put his hands again upon 
his eyes, and made him look up, and he 
saw every man clearly; and he sent him 
away to his house, saying, ' Neither go into 
the town, nor tell it to any in the town/ 

And Jesus went out and his disciples into 
the towns of Cesarea Philippi, and by 
the way he asked his disciples, saying, 
'Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, 
am?' 

And they said, 'Some say that thou art 
John the Baptist : some Elias, or one of the 
prophets/ 

He said unto them, ' But who say ye that 
lam? 1 

And Peter answered and said, 'Thou art 
the Christ, the Son of the living God/ 

And Jesus answered and said unto him, 
f Blessed art thou ; for flesh and blood hath 
not shewn this unto thee, but my Father 
which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, 
that thou art Peter, a rock, and on this rock 
I will build my Church, and the gates of hell 
shall not prevail against it/ 



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From that time forth began Jesus to 
shew unto his disciples how he must go 
unto Jerusalem and suffer many things, and 
be killed and be raised again the third day. 

And when he had called the people unto 
him, he said unto them all, 'If any man 
will come after me, let him deny himself, and 
take up his cross daily and follow me. For 
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: 
but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, 
the same shall save it. For what shall it 
profit a man, if he shall gain the whole 
world, and lose his own soul ? or what shall 
a man give in exchange for his soul ? For 
whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of 
my words, of him shall the Son of Man be 
ashamed when he cometh in the glory of 
his Father with the holy angels.' 

And it came to pass about an eight days 
after these sayings, he took Peter and 
John and James, and went up into a 
mountain to pray; and as he prayed his 
face did shine as the sun, and his raiment 
was white as the light. And behold, there 
appeared unto them Moses and Elias, and 
they were talking with Jesus. But Peter 
and they that were with him were heavy 
with sleep: and when they were awake 



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they saw his glory and the two men that 
stood with him. And it came to pass as they 
departed from Jesus, Peter said unto him, 
1 Master, it is good for us to be here ; and 
let us make here three tabernacles, one for 
thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.' 

For he wist not what to say, for they were 
sore afraid. While he thus spake there 
came a cloud and overshadowed them, and 
they feared as they entered into the cloud. 

And there came a voice out of the cloud, 
saying, 'This is my beloved son; hear 
him.* 

And suddenly when they had looked round 
about, they saw no man any more save 
Jesus only with themselves. 

And while they abode in Galilee he would 
not that any man should know it. For he 
taught his disciples, and said unto them, 
'The Son of Man shall be delivered into the 
hands of men, and they shall kill him, and 
after that he is killed, he shall rise the third 
day.' 

But they understood not that saying, and 
were afraid to ask him. And they were 
exceeding sorry. 

At the same time came the disciples to 



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Jesus, saying, 'Who is the greatest in the 
kingdom of heaven ? ' 

And he sat down, and called the twelve, 
and saith unto them, l If any man desire to 
be first, the same shall be last of all, and 
servant of all.' 

And he took a child and set him in the 
midst of them ; and when he had taken him 
in his arms, he said unto them, ' Except ye 
become as little children, ye shall not enter 
the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever there- 
fore shall humble himself as this little child, 
the same is greatest in the kingdom of 
heaven. And whosoever shall receive one 
such little child in my name, receiveth me.' 

And John answered him, saying, ' Master, 
we saw one casting out evil spirits in thy 
name, and we forbade him, because he 
followeth not us.' 

But Jesus said, * Forbid him not, for there 
is no man which shall do a miracle in my 
name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For 
he that is not against us is on our part. For 
whosoever shall give you a cup of water to 
drink in my name, because ye belong to 
Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not 
lose his reward. 

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ones ; for I say unto you, that in heaven their 
angels do always behold the face of my 
Father which is in heaven. The Son of Man 
is come to save that which was lost. 

1 How think ye ? If a man have an hundred 
sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth 
he not leave the ninety and nine and go 
into the mountains, and seek that which is 
gone astray? And if so be that he find it, 
verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of 
that sheep than of the ninety and nine which 
went not astray. Even so it is not the will 
of your Father which is in heaven, that one 
of these little ones should perish.' 

Then came Peter to him and said, c Lord, 
how oft shall my brother trespass against 
me, and I forgive him ? till seven times ? ' 

Jesus saith unto him, ' I say not unto thee 
until seven times: but until seventy times 
seven.' 

Now the Jews' feast of tents was at hand. 
And it came to pass, when the time was 
come, that Jesus set his face to go up to 
Jerusalem. 

And as they went in the way, a certain 
man said unto him, ' Lord, I will follow thee 
whithersoever thou goest.' 



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And Jesus said unto him, 'Foxes have 
holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but 
the Son of Man hath not where to lay his 
head/ 

And another said, c Lord, I wil! follow thee ; 
but let me first go bid them farewell that are 
at home at my house.' 

Jesus said unto him, * No man having put 
his hand to the plough, and looking back, is 
fit for the kingdom of God/ 

And as Jesus entered into a certain 
village, there met him ten men that were 
lepers, which stood afar off; and they lifted 
up their voices and said, 'Jesus, Master, 
have mercy on us/ 

And when he saw them he said, 'Go shew 
yourselves unto the priests.' 

And it came to pass that as they went 
they were cleansed. And one of them, 
when he saw that he was healed, turned 
back and with a loud voice glorified 
God, and fell down on his face at Jesus* 
feet, giving him thanks; and he was a 
Samaritan. 

And Jesus answering, said, 'Were there 
not ten cleansed ? But where are the nine ? 
There are not found that returned to give 
glory to God, save this stranger/ 



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And he said unto him, c Arise, go thy way, 
thy faith hath made thee whole.' 

Then the Jews sought Jesus at the feast, 
and said, i Where is he?' 

And there was much murmuring among 
the people concerning him, for some said, 
1 He is a good man/ 

Others said, 'Nay, but he deceiveth the 
people.' 

Howbeit no man spake openly of him, for 
fear of the Jews. 

Now about the midst of the feast, Jesus 
went into the temple and taught. 

And the Jews marvelled, saying, 'How 
knoweth this man letters, having never 
learned ? ' 

Jesus answered them and said, ' My teach- 
ing is not mine, but his that sent me. If any 
man will do his will, he shall know of the 
teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I 
speak of myself.' 

In the last day, that great day of the 
feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, ' If any 
man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.' 

Then said some of them of Jerusalem, i Is 
not this he whom they seek to kill ? But 
lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing 
unto him.' 



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Then they sought to take him, but no man 
laid hands on him, because his hour was 
not yet come. 

Then came the officers to the chief priests 
and Pharisees, and they said unto them, 
1 Why have ye not brought him?' 

The officers answered, * Never man spake 
like this manP 

Then answered them the Pharisees, 'Are 
ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers 
believed on him?' 

And every man went into his own house. 
Jesus went unto the Mount of Olives. 

And early in the morning, Jesus came 
again into the temple. And all the people 
came unto him; and he spake unto them, 
saying, 'I am the light of the world. He 
that followeth me shall not walk in dark- 
ness, but shall have the light of life/ 

He said unto them again, 'When ye have 
lifted up the Son of Man, then shall ye know 
that I am he, and that I do nothing of 
myself, but as my Father hath taught me, 
I speak these things. And he that sent me 
is with me. The Father hath not left me 
alone, for I do always those things that 
please him.* 

As he spake these words, many believed 



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on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews 
which believed on him, ' If ye obey my word, 
then are ye my disciples indeed, and ye shall 
know the truth, and the truth shall make 
you free,' 

They answered him, 'We be Abraham's 
children, and were never in bondage to any 
man. How sayest thou, " Ye shall be made 
free"? , 

Jesus answered them, 'Verily, verily I say 
unto you, whosoever sinneth is the servant 
of sin/ 

Then took they up stones to cast at him ; 
but Jesus hid himself and went out of the 
temple, going through the midst of them, and 
so passed by. 

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and 
questioned him, saying, ' Master, what shall 
I do that I may have eternal life?' 

He said unto him, c What is written in the 
law, how readest thou ? f 

And he answering, said, 'Thou shalt love 
the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and 
with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, 
and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as 
thyself/ 

And he said unto him, 'Thou hast 

E 



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answered rightly, this do and thou shalt 
live.' 

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto 
Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?' 

And Jesus answering, said, 'A certain man 
went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell 
among thieves, which stripped him of his 
raiment, and wounded him, and went away 
leaving him half dead. And by chance there 
came down a certain priest that way: and 
when he saw him, he passed by on the other 
side. And likewise a Levite, when he was 
at the place, came and looked on him, and 
passed by on the other side. But a certain 
Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he 
was : and when he saw him, he had pity on 
him, and went to him, and bound up his 
wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him 
on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, 
and took care of him. And on the morrow 
when he departed, he took out money, and 
gave it to the host, and said unto him, "Take 
care of him ; and whatsoever thou spendest 
more, when I come again, I will repay 
thee." Which now of these three, thinkest 
thou, was neighbour unto him that fell 
among thieves?' 

And he said, ' He that shewed mercy on him.' 




A certain Samaritan set him on his own beast and brought 
him to an inn 



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Then said Jesus unto him, 'Go, and do 
thou likewise/ 

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he 
entered into a village called Bethany, and a 
certain woman named Martha received him 
into her house. And she had a sister called 
Mary, which sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his 
word. 

But Martha was troubled about much 
serving, and came to him and said, 
'Lord, dost thou not care that my sister 
hath left me to serve alone? bid her there- 
fore that she help me/ 

And Jesus answered and said unto her, 
'Martha, Martha, thou art careful and 
troubled about many things, but one thing 
is needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good 
part, which shall not be taken away from 
her/ 

And as Jesus passed by he saw a man 
who was blind from his birth. And his 
disciples asked him, saying, 'Master, who 
did sin, this man or his parents, that he was 
born blind ? ' 

Jesus answered, ' Neither hath this man 
sinned, nor his parents, but that the works 



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of God should be made manifest in him. I 
must work the works of him that sent me 
while it is day. The night cometh when no 
man can work. As long as I am in the world, 
I am the light of the world/ 

When he had thus spoken, he anointed 
the eyes of the blind man with clay, and said 
unto him, l Go wash in the pool of Siloam.' 

He went his way therefore and washed, 
and came seeing. 

The neighbours, and they which before 
had seen him that he was blind, said, * Is not 
this he that sat and begged ? ' 

Some said, 'This is he.' 

Others said, c He is like him.' 

But he said, c I am he.' 

They brought to the Pharisees him that 
aforetime was blind. And it was the 
Sabbath day when Jesus made the clay and 
opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees asked 
him how he had received his sight. He said 
unto them, * He put clay on my eyes, and I 
washed and do see.' 

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, 
1 This man is not of God, because he keepeth 
not the Sabbath day.' 

Others said, 'How can a man that is a 
sinner do such miracles ? ' 



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They said unto the blind man again, 
'What sayest thou of him, that he hath 
opened thine eyes ? ' 

He said, ' He is a prophet* 

But the Jews did not believe that he had 
been blind and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him that had received 
his sight. 

And they asked them, saying, * Is this your 
son who, ye say, was born blind ? How then 
doth he now see ? ' 

His parents answered them and said, 'We 
know that this is our son, and that he was 
born blind. But by what means he now 
seeth, we know not. Or who hath opened 
his eyes we know not. He is of age, ask 
him ; he shall speak for himself/ 

These words spake his parents because 
they feared the Jews, because the Jews had 
agreed already that if any man did confess 
that Jesus was Christ, he should be an out- 
cast. Therefore said his parents, ' He is of 
age ; ask him.' 

Then again called they the man that was 
blind and said unto him, 'Give God the 
praise; we know that this man is a sinner.' 

He answered and said, 'Whether he be 
a sinner or no, I know not. One thing 



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I know, that whereas I was blind, now I 
see!' 

Then said they to him again, 'What did 
he to thee? How opened he thine eyes?' 

He answered them, i I have told you already, 
and ye did not hear. Wherefore would ye 
hear it again ? Will ye also be his disciples?' 

Then they reviled him and said, 'Thou art 
his disciple, but we are Moses* disciples, 
We know that God spake unto Moses, but 
as for this fellow, we know not from whence 
he is.' 

The man answered and said unto them, 
'Why, herein is a strange thing, that ye 
know not from whence he is, and yet he hath 
opened mine eyes ! If this man were not of 
God, he could do nothing/ 

They answered and said unto him, ' Thou 
wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou 
teach us?' 

And they cast him out. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out, 
and when he had found him, he said unto 
him, 'Dost thou believe on the Son of 
God?' 

He answered and said, 'Who is he, Lord, 
that I might believe on him ? * 

And Jesus said unto him, 'Thou hast both 



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seen him, and it is he that talketh with 
thee.' 

And he said, c Lord, I believe/ 

And he worshipped him. 

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the 
dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus 
walked in the temple in Solomon's porch, 
and spake this parable unto them : 

' Verily, verily I say unto you, he that 
entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, 
but climbeth up some other way, the same is 
a thief and a robber. But he that entereth 
in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 
To him the porter openeth, and the sheep 
hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep 
by name and leadeth them out. And when 
he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth 
before them, and the sheep follow him, for 
they know his voice. And a stranger will 
they not follow, but will flee from him, for 
they know not the voice of strangers. 

'The thief cometh not but for to steal and 
to kill and to destroy. I am come that they 
might have life, and that they might have it 
more abundantly. 

*I am the good shepherd. The good 
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he that is an hireling and not the shepherd, 
whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf 
coming, and leaveth the sheep and fleeth. 
And the wolf catcheth them and scattereth 
the sheep. The hireling fleeth because he 
is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, 
and am known of mine. And other sheep I 
have which are not of this fold. Them also 
I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, 
and there shall be one fold and one shepherd. 
Therefore doth my Father love me, because 
I lay down my life that I might take it again. 
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down 
of myself.' 

After these sayings the Jews sought again 
to take him; but he escaped out of their 
hand, and went away again beyond Jordan, 
into the place where John at first baptized, 
and there he abode. And much people went 
unto him there and said, 'AH things that 
John spake of this man were true.* And 
many believed on him there. 

Now a certain man was sick, named 
Lazarus of Bethany, the brother of Mary 
and her sister Martha. 

Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and 



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Lazarus. Therefore the sisters of Lazarus 
sent unto Jesus, saying", 'Lord, he whom thou 
lovest is sick.* When he had heard that he 
was sick, he abode two days still in the same 
place where he was. Then after that he 
saith to his disciples, ' Let us go into Judea 
again.' 

His disciples say unto him, 'Master, the 
Jews of late sought to stone thee, and goest 
thou thither again ? ' 

Jesus said, 'Our friend Lazarus sleepeth, 
but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.' 

Then said his disciples, * Lord, if he sleep 
he shall do well.' 

Howbeit Jesus spake of his death ; but they 
thought that he had spoken of taking of rest 
in sleep. 

Then said Jesus unto them plainly, 
c Lazarus is dead, and I am glad for your 
sakes that I was not there, that ye may 
believe. Nevertheless let us go unto him.' 

Then said Thomas unto his fellow- 
disciples, 'Let us also go that we may die 
with him.' 

Then when Jesus came, he found that he 
had lain in the grave four days already. 

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem; 
and many of the Jews came to Martha and 



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Mary to comfort them. Then Martha, as 
soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, 
went and met him, but Mary sat still in the 
house. 

Then said Martha unto Jesus, 'Lord, if 
thou hadst been here, my brother had not 
died. But I know that even now, whatso- 
ever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it 
thee/ 

Jesus said unto her, 'Thy brother shall 
rise again.' 

Martha saith unto him, ' I know that he 
shall rise again at the last day.' 

Jesus saith unto her, * I am the resurrec- 
tion and the life: he that believeth in me, 
though he were dead, yet shall he live : and 
whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall 
never die. Believest thou this ? ' 

She saith unto him, 'Yea, Lord, I believe 
that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, 
which should come into the world/ 

And when she had so said, she went her 
way, and called Mary her sister secretly, 
saying, 'The Master is come, and calleth for 
thee.' As soon as she heard that, she arose 
quickly and came unto him. Now Jesus was 
not yet come into the town, but was in that 
place where Martha met him. 



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The Jews then which were with her in the 
house, and comforted her, when they saw 
Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, 
followed her, saying, 'She goeth unto the 
grave to weep there.' 

Then when Mary was come where Jesus 
was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, 
saying unto him, '- Lord, if thou hadst been 
here, my brother had not died.' 

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, 
and the Jews also weeping which came with 
her, he groaned in the spirit, and was 
troubled, and said, ' Where have they laid 
him?' 

They said unto him, ' Lord, come and see.' 

Jesus wept. Then said the Jews, ' Behold 
how he loved him ! ■ 

And some of them said, ' Could not this 
man, which opened the eyes of the blind, 
have caused that even this man should not 
have died ? ' 

Jesus therefore cometh to the grave. It 
was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 

Jesus said, 'Take ye away the stone.' 

Martha, the sister of him that was dead, 
saith unto him, 'Lord, he hath been dead 
four days ! ■ 

Jesus saith unto her, ' Said I not unto thee, 



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that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest 
see the glory of God ? ' 

Then they took away the stone. Jesus 
cried with a loud voice, i Lazarus, come forth.' 

And he that was dead came forth, bound 
hand and foot with grave-clothes, and his 
face was bound about with a napkin. 

Jesus saith unto them, * Loose him, and let 
him go.' 

Then many of the Jews which came to 
Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus 
did, believed on him. But some of them 
went to the Pharisees, and told them what 
things Jesus had done. 

Then gathered the chief priests and the 
Pharisees a council, and said, 'What do we? 
for this man doeth many miracles. If we let 
him thus alone, all men will believe on him.' 

Jesus therefore walked no more openly 
among the Jews, but went thence unto a 
country near to the wilderness, and there 
continued with his disciples. 

And he was teaching in one of the 
synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, 
there was a woman which had been bowed 
together for eighteen years, and could in no 
wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw 
her, he called her unto him, and said unto 



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her, c Woman, thou art loosed from thine 
infirmity.' 

And he laid his hands on her, and she was 
made straight, and glorified God. 

And the ruler of the synagogue said unto 
the people, l There are six days in which men 
ought to work. In them therefore come and 
be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.' 

The Lord then answered him and said, 
1 Doth not each one of you on the Sabbath 
loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and 
lead him away to watering? And ought not 
this woman, bound, lo, these eighteen years, 
be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath 
day?' 

And when he had said these things his 
enemies were ashamed, and the people 
rejoiced for all the glorious things that were 
done by him. 

And he went through the cities and 
villages teaching and journeying towards 
Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, 'Lord, 
are there few that be saved ? ' 

And he said unto them, ' Strive to enter in 
at the strait gate, for many, I say unto you, 
will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 
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the west, and from the north and from the 
south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of 
God. And behold, there are last which shall 
be first, and first which shall be last/ 

The same day there came certain of the 
Pharisees, saying unto Jesus, * Depart hence, 
for Herod will kill thee/ 

And he said unto them, c Go ye and tell that 
fox, behold, I do cures to-day and to-morrow, 
and the third day I shall be perfected. 
Nevertheless I must walk to-day and to- 
morrow and the day following, for it cannot 
be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the 
prophets and stonest them that are sent unto 
thee, how often would I have gathered thy 
children together as a hen doth gather her 
brood under her wings, and ye would not! 
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate ! f 

Then drew near unto Jesus all the pub- 
licans and sinners for to hear him. And the 
Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, 
'This man receiveth sinners, and eateth 
with them/ 

And Jesus said, 'A certain man had two 
sons : and the younger of them said to his 
father, " Father, give me the portion of goods 
that falleth to me." 



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1 And he divided unto them his living. And 
not many days after, the younger son 
gathered all together, and took his journey 
into a far country, and there wasted his 
money with riotous living. And when he 
had spent all, there arose a mighty famine 
in that land: and he began to be in want. 
And he went and joined himself to a man 
of that country; and he sent him into his 
fields to feed swine. And he would fain 
have fed on the husks that the swine did 
eat : and no man gave unto him. 

1 And when he came to himself he said, 
"How many hired servants of my father's 
have bread enough and to spare, and I 
perish with hunger ! I will arise and go to 
my father, and will say unto him, Father, 
I have sinned against heaven, and before 
thee, and am no more worthy to be called 
thy son; make me as one of thy hired 
servants." 

'And he arose, and came to his father. 
But when he was yet a great way off, his 
father saw him, and had compassion, and 
ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 
And the son said unto him, " Father, I have 
sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and 
am no more worthy to be called thy son." 



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' But the father said to his servants, " Bring 
forth the best robe and put it on him. And 
put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his 
feet. And bring hither the fatted calf, and 
kill it, and let us eat and be merry. For 
this my son was dead and is alive again. 
He was lost, and is found." 

* And they began to be merry. 

'Now his elder son was in the field, and 
as he came and drew nigh to the house, he 
heard music and dancing. And he called 
one of the servants and asked what these 
things meant. And he said unto him, "Thy 
brother is come, and thy father hath killed 
the fatted calf, because he hath received him 
safe and sound." 

'And he was angry, and would not go in. 
Therefore came his father out and entreated 
him. And he answering said to his father, 
"Lo, these many years do I serve thee, 
neither disobeyed I at any time thy com- 
mandment, and yet thou never gavest me 
a kid that I might make merry with my 
friends. But as soon as this thy son was 
come which hath wasted thy living, thou 
hast killed for him the fatted calf." 

'And he said unto him, " Son, thou art ever 
with me, and all that I have is thine. It 



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was meet that we should make merry and 
be glad, for this thy brother was dead, and 
is alive again, and was lost, and is found." ' 

And again Jesus spake another parable 
unto certain which trusted in themselves 
that they were righteous, and despised 
others. 

'Two men went up into the temple to 
pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a 
tax-gatherer. The Pharisee stood and 
prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank 
thee that I am not as other men are, or 
even as this tax-gatherer. I fast twice in 
the week. I give tithes of all that I 
possess." 

1 And the tax-gatherer standing afar off 
would not so much as lift up his eyes to 
heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, 
" God be merciful to me a sinner." 

'I tell you this man went down to his 
house justified rather than the other.' 

Then were there brought unto Jesus little 
children, that he should put his hands on 
them and pray. And his disciples rebuked 
those that brought them. But when Jesus 
saw it he was much displeased, and called 
them unto him, and said unto them — 

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* Suffer little children to come unto me, 
and forbid them not, for of such is the king- 
dom of God. Verily I say unto you, whoso- 
ever shall not receive the kingdom of God as 
a little child, he shall not enter therein.' 

And he took them up in his arms, put 
his hands upon them, and blessed them, 
and departed thence. 

And when he was gone forth into the 
way, there came one running and kneeled 
to him and asked him, c Good Master, what 
shall I do that I may have eternal life ? * 

And Jesus said unto him, 'If thou wilt 
enter into life, keep the commandments.' 

He saith unto him, * Which?' 

Jesus said, 'Do not kill. Do not steal. 
Honour thy father and thy mother. And 
thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' 

The young man saith unto him, * All those 
things have I kept from my youth up. What 
lack I yet?' 

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and 
said unto him, ' If thou wilt be perfect, go 
thy way, sell that thou hast, and give to 
the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in 
heaven. And come, take up the cross and 
follow me/ 



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But when the young man heard that, he 
went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. 

And when Jesus saw that he was very 
sorrowful, he said, i How hardly shall they that 
have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! ' 

And the disciples were astonished at his 
words. But Jesus saith unto them again, 
1 Children, how hard is it for them that trust 
in riches to enter into the kingdom of God ! 
It is easier for a camel to go through the 
eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter 
into the kingdom of God/ 

And they that heard it said, 'Who then 
can be saved ? ' 

And Jesus looking upon them said, c With 
men it is impossible, but not with God, for 
with God all things are possible.' Then said 
he again — 

'The kingdom of heaven is like unto a 
man who went out early in the morning to 
hire labourers into his vineyard. And when 
he had agreed with the labourers for a 
penny a day, he sent them into his vine- 
yard. And he went out about the third 
hour, and saw others standing idle in the 
market place, and said unto them, "Go ye 
also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is 
right I will give you." And they went their 



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way. Again he went out about the sixth 
and ninth hour, and did likewise. And about 
the eleventh hour he went out, and found 
others standing idle, and saith unto them, 
"Why stand ye here all the day idle?" 

'They say unto him, "Because no man 
hath hired us." 

' He saith unto them, " Go ye also into the 
vineyard, and whatsoever is right, that shall 
ye receive." 

c So when even was come, the lord of the 
vineyard saith unto his steward, "Call the 
labourers and give them their hire, beginning 
from the last unto the first." 

'And when they came that were hired 
about the eleventh hour, they received every 
man a penny. But when the first came they 
supposed that they should have received 
more, and they likewise received every man 
a penny. And when they had received it, 
they murmured against the goodman of the 
house, saying, "These last have wrought but 
one hour, and thou hast made them equal 
unto us, which have borne the burden and 
heat of the day." 

1 But he answered one of them, and said, 
" Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst thou not 
agree with me for a penny? Take that 



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thine is, and go thy way; I will give unto 
this last even as unto thee. Is it not lawful 
for me to do what I will with my own ? " ' 

And they were in the way going up to 
Jerusalem. And Jesus went before them, 
and they were amazed, and as they followed 
they were afraid. 

And he took again the twelve, and began 
to tell them what things should happen unto 
him, saying, * Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, 
and the Son of Man shall be delivered unto 
the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and 
they shall condemn him to death, and shall 
deliver him to the Gentiles, and they shall 
mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall 
spit upon him, and shall kill him, and the 
third day he shall rise again.* 

And they understood none of these things ; 
and this saying was hid from them, neither 
knew they the things which were spoken. 

And they came to Jericho ; and as Jesus 
went out of Jericho with his disciples and a 
great multitude of people, blind Bartimaeus 
sat by the highway side begging, and hear- 
ing the multitude pass by, he asked what it 
meant, and they told him, 4 Jesus of Nazareth 
passeth by.' 



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And he cried, saying, * Jesus, thou son of 
David, have mercy on me!' 

And many which went before charged him 
that he should hold his peace. And he cried 
the more a great deal, i Thou son of David, 
have mercy on me !' 

And Jesus stood still and commanded him 
to be called. And they call the blind man, 
saying unto him, 'Be of good comfort. 
Rise. He calleth thee.' 

And he, casting away his garment, rose 
and came to Jesus. And when he was come 
near, Jesus asked him, saying, *What wilt 
thou that I shall do unto thee ? ' 

And he said, c Lord, that I may receive my 
sight.' 

And Jesus said unto him, 'Receive thy 
sight; thy faith hath saved thee/ 

And he received his sight, and followed 
Jesus in the way glorifying God, and all the 
people when they saw it, gave praise unto 
God. 

And behold, there was a man named 
Zaccheus, which was the chief tax-gatherer ; 
and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, 
who he was, and could not for the press, 
because he was little of stature. And he 
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see him, for he was to pass that way. And 
when Jesus came to the place, he looked up 
and saw him, and said unto him, ' Zaccheus, 
make haste and come down, for to-day I must 
abide at thy house.' 

And he made haste, and came down and 
received him joyfully. And when they saw 
it, they all murmured, saying, i He is gone to 
to be guest with a man that is a sinner.' 

And Zaccheus stood and said unto the 
Lord, i Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I 
give to the poor, and if I have taken any 
thing from any man falsely, I give him back 
fourfold.' 

And Jesus said unto him, 'This day is 
Salvation come to this house, for the Son of 
Man is come to seek and to save that which 
was lost.' 

And when he had thus spoken, he went 
before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 

And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand, 
and many went out of the country up to 
Jerusalem. Then sought they for Jesus, 
and spake among themselves, as they stood 
in the temple, * What think ye that he will 
not come to the feast?' 

Now both the chief priests and the 
Pharisees had given a commandment that 



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if any man knew where he was, he should 
shew it, that they might take him. 

Then Jesus six days before the passover 
came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which 
had been dead, whom he raised from the 
dead. Much people of the Jews therefore 
knew that he was there, and they came not 
for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see 
Lazarus also whom he had raised from the 
dead. But the chief priests plotted that 
they might put Lazarus also to death, 
because that by reason of him many of the 
Jews went away and believed on Jesus. 

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, 
and were come unto the Mount of Olives, 
Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying, i Go 
ye into the village over against you, in the 
which at your entering ye shall find a colt 
tied, whereon yet never man sat : loose him 
and bring him hither. And if any man ask 
you, "Why do ye loose him?" say ye, 
" Because the Lord hath need of him." And 
straightway he will send him hither.' 

And they that were sent went their way, 
and found the colt tied by the door without 
in a place where two ways met, and they 
loose him. 



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And certain of them that stood by said 
unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt?' 

And they said, 'The Lord hath need of 
him/ 

And they let them go. 

And they brought him to Jesus, and they 
cast their clothes upon the colt, and they set 
Jesus thereon. And as he went they spread 
their clothes in the way, and took branches 
from the palm trees and strawed them in the 
way, and went forth to meet him. And when 
he was come nigh, even now at the descent of 
the Mount of Olives, they that went before 
and they that followed began to rejoice and 
to praise God with a loud voice for all the 
mighty works that they had seen ; and they 
cried, saying, 

'Hosanna, blessed is the King of Israel 
that cometh in the name of the Lord, peace 
in heaven and glory in the highest.' 

The Pharisees therefore said among them- 
selves, * Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? 
Behold, the world is gone after him.' 

And when he was come into Jerusalem 
all the city was moved, saying, 'Who is 
this?' 

And the multitude said, 'This is Jesus, 
the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee/ And 



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the blind and the lame came to him in the 
temple, and he healed them. 

And when the eventide was come, Jesus 
went out of the city unto Bethany. And he 
lodged there. 

And the Scribes and chief priests sought 
how they might destroy him, and could not 
find what they might do ; for they feared him, 
for all the people were very attentive to hear 
him. 

And in the daytime he was teaching in 
the temple, and at night he went out and 
abode in the mount that is called the Mount 
of Olives. And all the people came early in 
the morning to him in the temple. And it 
came to pass on one of these days he taught 
the people and said, 'What think ye? A 
certain man had two sons ; and he came to 
the first and said, "Son, go work to-day in 
my vineyard." He answered, "I will not," 
but afterward he repented and went. And 
he came to the second and said likewise. 
And he said, "I go, sir," and went not. 
Whether of them twain did the will of his 
father ? y 

They say unto him, ' The first.' 

Jesus saith unto them, * Verily I say unto 
you, that sinners go into the kingdom of God 



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before you. For John came unto you in the 
way of righteousness, and ye believed him 
not, but sinners believed him. And ye, when 
ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that 
ye might believe him.' 

Then began he to speak to the people this 
parable, ' A certain man planted a vineyard, 
and set an hedge about it, and digged a place 
for the winefat, and built a tower, and let 
it out to vine-dressers, and went into a far 
country. And when the time of the fruit 
drew near he sent to the vine-dressers a 
servant, that they should give him of the 
fruit of the vineyard. And they caught him 
and beat him, and sent him away empty. 
And again he sent another servant, and at 
him they cast stones and wounded him in the 
head, and sent him away empty. And again 
he sent a third, and they wounded him also 
and cast him out. But last of all he sent 
unto them his son, his well beloved, saying, 
"They will reverence my son." But those 
vine-dressers said among themselves, "This 
is the heir; come let us kill him, and the 
inheritance shall be ours." So they cast him 
out of the vineyard and killed him. What 
shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard do ? 
He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, 



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and will give the vineyard unto others. 
Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of 
God shall be taken from you, and given to a 
nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.' 

And the chief priests and Scribes the 
same hour sought to lay hands on him, for 
they knew that he had spoken this parable 
against them ; but they feared the people, and 
they left him and went their way. 

And one of the Scribes asked him, c Which 
is the first commandment of all ? ' 

And Jesus answered him, 'The first of 
all the commandments is : " Hear, O Israel, 
the Lord our God is one Lord. And thou 
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all 
thy mind, and with all thy strength." 
This is the first commandment. And the 
second is like, namely this: "Thou shalt 
love thy neighbour as thyself." There is 
none other commandment greater than 
these.' 

And the Scribe said unto him, 'Well, 
Master, thou hast said the truth, for there 
is one God, and there is none other but he, 
and to love him with all the heart, and with 
all the understanding, and with all the soul, 
and with all the strength, and to love his 



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neighbour as himself, is more than all whole 
burnt-offerings and sacrifices/ 

And when Jesus saw that he answered 
wisely, he said unto him, 'Thou art not 
far from the kingdom of God.' And no 
man after that durst ask him any question. 

Then in the audience of all the people 
he said, 'The Scribes and Pharisees sit in 
Moses* seat; all therefore whatsoever they 
bid you do, that do. But do not ye after 
their works. For they bind heavy burdens 
and lay them on men's shoulders, but they 
themselves will not move them with one 
of their fingers. But all their works they 
do to be seen of men. They love the upper- 
most rooms at feasts, and the chief seats 
and greetings in the markets, and to be 
called of men, "Master, master." But be 
not ye called "Master," for one is your 
master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren. 
But he that is greatest among you, shall 
be your servant.' 

And Jesus looked up and saw the rich 
men casting their gifts into the treasury. 
And there came a certain poor widow, and 
she threw in two mites, which make a 
farthing. And he called unto him his dis- 
ciples, and saith unto them, 'Verily I say 



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unto you, that this poor widow hath cast 
more in, than all they which have cast into 
the treasury, for all they did cast in of 
their abundance, but she of her want did 
cast in all that she had, even all her living.* 

And as Jesus sat upon the Mount of Olives 
over against the temple, Peter and James, 
and John and Andrew, asked him, 'Tell us 
what shall be the sign of thy coming and 
of the end of the world ? ' 

And Jesus said, 'Of that day and that 
hour knoweth no man, neither the Son, 
but the Father. Watch ye therefore and 
pray always, that ye may be thought worthy 
to stand before the Son of Man. For ye 
know not when your Lord doth come, at 
even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, 
or in the morning, lest coming suddenly 
he find you sleeping. And what I say unto 
you, I say unto all, " Watch." 

'Then shall the kingdom of heaven be 
likened unto ten virgins, which took their 
lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 
And five of them were wise, and five were 
foolish. They that were foolish took their 
lamps, and took no oil in them, but the wise 
took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 



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While the bridegroom tarried, they all slum- 
bered and slept. And at midnight there was 
a cry made, " Behold the bridegroom cometh, 
go ye out to meet him." 

'Then all those virgins arose and trimmed 
their lamps. And the foolish said unto 
the wise, "Give us of your oil, for our lamps 
are gone out." 

1 But the wise answered, " Not so, lest there 
be not enough for us and you, but go ye 
rather to them that sell, and buy for your- 
selves." 

'And while they went to buy, the bride- 
groom came. And they that were ready 
went in with him to the marriage. And the 
door was shut. Afterward came also the 
other virgins, saying, "Lord, Lord, open 
unto us." 

'But he answered and said, "Verily I say 
unto you, I know you not." 

' Watch therefore, for ye know neither the 
day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man 
cometh. 

'When the Son of Man shall come in his 
glory, and all the holy angels with him, 
then shall he sit upon the throne of his 
glory. And before him shall be gathered 
all nations. And he shall separate them 



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one from another, as a shepherd divideth 
his sheep from the goats. And he shall set 
the sheep on his right hand, and the goats 
on the left. Then shall the King say unto 
them on his right hand, " Come, ye blessed 
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared 
for you : for I was an hungred, and ye gave 
me meat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me 
drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in ; 
naked, and ye clothed me. I was sick, and 
ye visited me. I was in prison, and ye came 
unto me." 

'Then shall the righteous answer him, 
"Lord, when saw we thee a stranger and 
took thee in, or naked and clothed thee ; or 
when saw we thee sick or in prison and 
came unto thee ? " 

€ And the King shall answer and say unto 
them, "Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as 
ye have done it unto one of the least of these 
my brethren, ye have done it unto me." 

'Then shall he say unto those on the left 
hand, "Depart from me : for I was an hungred, 
and ye gave me no meat. I was thirsty, 
and ye gave me no drink. I was a stranger, 
and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed 
me not, sick and in prison, and ye visited 
me not." 



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'Then shall they also answer him, saying-, 
"Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or 
athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, 
or in prison, and did not minister unto 
thee?" 

'Then shall he answer them, saying-, " Verily 
I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not 
to one of the least of these, ye did it not 
tome?"' 

And when Jesus had finished all these 
sayings, he said unto his disciples, 'Ye 
know that after two days is the feast of the 
passover, and the Son of Man is betrayed 
to be crucified.' 

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, they 
made him a supper. And Martha served; 
but Lazarus was one of them that sat at 
the table with him. Then took Mary an 
alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very 
costly, and she brake the box and poured it 
on his head, and anointed the feet of Jesus, 
and wiped his feet with her hair, and the 
house was filled with the odour of the oint- 
ment. Then saith Judas, 'Why was not 
this ointment sold for three hundred pence 
and given to the poor ? ' 

This he said, not that he cared for the 

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poor, but because he was a thief, and had 
the bag and bare what was put therein. 

And Jesus said, c Let her alone, why trouble 
ye her? She hath wrought a good work on 
me. For ye have the poor with you always, 
and whensoever ye will ye may do them 
good, but me ye have not always. She hath 
done what she could. Verily I say unto you, 
wheresoever this gospel shall be preached 
throughout the whole world, this also that 
she hath done shall be spoken of.' 

And this same Judas, one of the twelve, 
went unto the chief priests to betray Jesus 
unto them, and said, 'What will ye give me, 
and I will deliver him unto you ? ' 

And when they heard it they were glad, 
and promised to give him thirty pieces of 
silver. And from that time he sought how 
he might betray him unto them in the 
absence of the people. 

Then came the day of unleavened bread 
when the passover must be killed. 

And Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, 
1 Go and prepare us the passover, that we 
may eat.' 

And they said unto him, 'Where wilt thou 
that we prepare ? ' 

And he said unto them, 'Go ye into the 



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city, and there shall meet you a man bearing 
a pitcher of water. Follow him into the 
house where he entereth in, and say ye to 
the goodman of the house, "The master saith, 
Where is the guest chamber, where I shall 
eat the passover with my disciples?" And 
he will shew you a large upper room. There 
make ready for us. 1 

And they went forth, and came into the 
city, and found as he had said unto them. 
And they made ready the passover. 

Now when the even was come, Jesus sat 
down with the twelve. And he said unto 
them, c With desire I have desired to eat this 
passover with you before I suffer, for I say 
unto you, I will not eat any more thereof 
until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God/ 

And Jesus, knowing that the Father had 
given all things into his hands, and that he 
was come from God, and went to God, riseth 
from supper and laid aside his garments, and 
took a towel and girded himself. After that 
he poureth water into a basin, and began to 
wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them 
with the towel wherewith he was girded. 

Then cometh he to Simon Peter. And 
Peter said unto him, i Lord, dost thou wash 
my feet ? ' 



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Jesus answered and said unto him, 'What 
I do thou knowest not now, but thou shalt 
know hereafter/ 

Peter saith unto him, 'Thou shalt never 
wash my feet.' 

Jesus answered him, * If I wash thee not, 
thou hast no part with me.' 

Simon Peter saith unto him, 'Lord, not 
my feet only, but also my hands and my 
head.' 

Jesus saith to him, 'He that is bathed 
needeth not save to wash his feet, but is 
clean every whit. And ye are clean, but not 
all/ 

For he knew who should betray him, 
therefore said he, ' Ye are not all clean.' 

So after he had washed their feet, and had 
taken his garments, and was set down again, 
he said unto them, ' Know ye what I have 
done unto you? Ye call me Master and 
Lord, and ye say well, for so I am. If I then, 
your Lord and Master, have washed your 
feet, ye also ought to wash one another's 
feet. For I have given you an example, 
that ye should do as I have done to you. 
Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is 
not greater than his Lord, neither is he that 
is sent, greater than he that sent him. If 



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ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do 
them. 1 

When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled 
in spirit and said, * Verily, verily I say unto 
you, that one of you which eateth with me, 
shall betray me.' 

Then the disciples looked one on another, 
doubting* of whom he spake. And they be- 
gan to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one 
by one, * Is it I ? ' 

And another said, i Is it I ? ' 

Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom 
one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 
Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, 
that he should ask who it should be of 
whom he spake. 

He then lying on Jesus' breast, saith unto 
him, i Lord, who is it ? ' 

Jesus answered, c He it is, to whom I shall 
give a sop, when I have dipped it.' 

And when he had dipped it, he gave it to 
Judas. Then said Jesus unto him, 'That 
thou doest, do quickly.' 

Now no man at the table knew for what 
intent he spake this unto him. For some 
of them thought, because Judas had the bag, 
that Jesus had said unto him, * Buy those 
things that we have need of against the 



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feast,' or that he should give something" 
to the poor. He then having received the 
sop went immediately out. 

And it was night. 

When he was gone out Jesus said, c Little 
children, yet a little while am I with you. A 
new commandment I give unto you, that ye 
love one another, as I have loved you. By 
this shall all men know that ye are my dis- 
ciples, if ye have love one to another.' 

Peter said unto him, * Lord, whither goest 
thou?' 

Jesus answered him, * Whither I go thou 
canst not follow me now, but thou shalt 
follow me afterwards.' 

Peter said unto him, c Lord, why cannot I 
follow thee now ? I will lay down my life for 
thy sake.' 

Then saith Jesus unto them, ' All ye shall 
be offended because of me this night. But 
after I am risen again I will go before you 
into Galilee.' 

Peter said unto him, c Though all men 
shall be offended because of thee, yet will I 
never be offended. I am ready to go with 
thee both into prison and to death.' 

And Jesus saith unto him, * Wilt thou lay 
down thy life for my sake? Verily I say 



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unto thee, that this day even in this night 
before the cock crow twice thou shalt deny 
me thrice!' 

Peter said unto him, ' Though I should 
die with thee, I will not deny thee in any 
wise/ 

Likewise also said they all. 

And Jesus took bread, and gave thanks, 
and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, 
'This is my body which is given for you. 
This do in remembrance of me/ 

And he took the cup after supper, and gave 
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, * Drink 
ye all of it. This cup is the new Testament 
in my blood which is shed for you/ And 
they all drank of it. 

And Jesus said, 'Let not your heart be 
troubled. Ye believe in God, believe also in 
me. In my Father's house are many man- 
sions. If it were not so I would have told 
you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if 
I go I will come again, and receive you unto 
myself, that where I am there ye may be also. 

c Peace I leave with you. My peace I give 
unto you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice 
because I said I go unto the Father, for the 



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Father is greater than I. As the Father 
hath loved me, so have I loved you. Abide 
ye in my love. If ye keep my command- 
ments ye shall abide in my love, even as I 
have kept my Father's commandments and 
abide in his love. In the world ye shall 
have sorrow, but be of good cheer, I have 
overcome the world.' 

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his 
eyes to Heaven and said, ' Father, the hour is 
come. Glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may 
glorify thee, as thou hast given him power 
over all flesh, that he should give eternal life 
to as many as thou hast given him. And this 
is life eternal, that they might know thee 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom 
thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the 
earth. I have finished the work which thou 
gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify 
thou me with thine own self, with the glory 
which I had with thee before the world 
was. 

* Father, I will that they also whom thou 
hast given me be with me where I am, that 
they may behold my glory which thou hast 
given me, for thou lovedst me before the 
foundation of the world. O righteous Father, 
the world hath not known thee, but I have 



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known thee, and these have known that thou 
hast sent me. And I have declared unto 
them thy name and will declare it, that the 
love wherewith thou hast loved me may be 
in them and I in them.' 

And when they had sung an hymn, Jesus 
v/ent forth with his disciples unto the Mount 
of Olives, where was a garden which was 
named Gethsemane, into the which they 
entered. And Judas also which betrayed 
him knew the place, for Jesus ofttimes went 
thither with his disciples. And when he 
was at the place, he said unto them, ' Pray 
that ye enter not into temptation.' And 
he taketh with him Peter and James and 
John, and began to be sorrowful and very 
heavy. 

Then saith he unto them, 'My soul is 
exceeding sorrowful, even unto death. Tarry 
ye here and watch with me.' 

And he went a little further, about a stone's 
cast, and fell on his face and prayed, saying, 
' O my Father, if it be possible let this cup 
pass from me, nevertheless not as I will but 
as thou wilt.' 

And when he rose up from prayer and was 
come to his disciples, he found them sleeping 
for sorrow, and saith unto Peter, i Simon, 



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sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch 
with me one hour ? ' 

He went away the second time and prayed, 
saying, 'O my Father, if this cup may not 
pass from me except I drink it, thy will be 
done/ 

And he came and found them asleep again, 
for their eyes were heavy. Neither wist they 
what to answer him. 

And he left them and went away and 
prayed the third time, saying the same words. 

Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith 
unto them, * Sleep on now, and take your 
rest. The Son of Man is betrayed into the 
hands of sinners. Rise up, let us go. 
Behold, he is at hand that doth betray 
me.' 

And while he yet spake, lo, Judas came, 
and with him many with lanterns and torches 
and weapons from the chief priests and 
elders of the people. 

And Jesus went forth and said unto them, 
'Whom seek ye?' 

They answered him, l Jesus of Nazareth.* 

Jesus saith unto them, 1 1 am he.' 

As soon then as he said unto them, * I am 
he,' they went backward, and fell to the 
ground. 



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Then asked he them again, 'Whom seek 
ye?' 

And they said, c Jesus of Nazareth.' 

Jesus answered, c I have told you that I am 
he. If therefore ye seek me, let these go 
their way. 1 

And he that betrayed him had given them 
a token, saying, c Whomsoever I shall kiss, 
that same is he ; take him and lead him away 
safely.' 

And as soon as he was come, he goeth 
straightway to Jesus and saith, 'Hail, 
Master,' and kissed him. 

And Jesus said unto him, c Judas, betrayest 
thou the Son of Man with a kiss ? ' 

And they laid hands on him and took him. 
Then saith Jesus unto them which were 
come unto him, 'Are ye come out as against 
a thief with swords and staves ? I sat daily 
with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid 
no hold on me.' 

Then all the disciples forsook him and 
fled. And they led Jesus away to the high 
priest, and with him were assembled all the 
chief priests and the elders and the Scribes. 

And Peter followed Jesus, and so did 
another disciple. That disciple was known 



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unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus 
into the palace of the high priest. But 
Peter stood at the door without. Then 
went out that other disciple, which was 
known unto the high priest, and spake unto 
her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 
And they went in and sat with the servants 
to see the end. 

And when they had kindled a fire in the 
midst of the hall, they warmed themselves, 
and Peter stood with them and warmed 
himself. And as he was beneath in the 
palace, there cometh one of the maids of the 
high priest, and when she saw Peter warm- 
ing himself, she looked upon him and said, 
1 And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.' 

But he denied, saying, ' Woman, I know 
him not, neither understand I what thou 
sayest.' 

And he went out into the porch, and the 
cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and 
said to them that stood by, 'This fellow was 
also with Jesus of Nazareth/ And he 
denied again. 

And about the space of one hour after, 
they that stood by said again to Peter, 
'Surely thou art one of them, for thou art a 
Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.' 



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But he began to curse and to swear, saying, 
'I know not this man of whom ye speak/ 
And the second time the cock crew. 

And the Lord turned and looked upon 
Peter. And Peter remembered the word of 
the Lord, how he had said unto him, * Before 
the cock crow twice thou shalt deny me 
thrice.' And when Peter thought thereon, 
he went out and wept bitterly. 

And the chief priests and all the council 
sought for witness against Jesus to put him 
to death, and found none. For many bare 
false witness against him, but their witness 
agreed not together. 

And the high priest arose and said unto 
him, 'Answerest thou nothing? What is it 
which these witness against thee ?' 

But Jesus held his peace. 

Then the high priest said unto him, 'Art 
thou the Christ, the Son of the blessed?' 

And Jesus said, i I am ; and ye shall see the 
Son of Man sitting on the right hand of 
power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.' 

Then the chief priest rent his clothes and 
saith, ' What need we any further witness ? 
For we ourselves have heard of his own 
mouth. What think ye ?' 



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They answered and said, ' He is guilty of 
death.' 

And the men that held Jesus mocked him 
and smote him. And when they had blind- 
folded him, they struck him on the face, and 
asked him, saying-, * Prophesy who is he that 
smote thee?' 

And many other things spake they against 
him. 

And the whole multitude of them arose 
and led him unto Pilate, and began to 
accuse him, saying, ' We found this fellow 
saying that he is Christ, a king.' 

Then Pilate said unto him, 'Art thou the 
King of the Jews ?' 

Jesus answered him, 'Sayest thou this 
thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of 
me?' 

Pilate answered, 'Am I a Jew? Thine 
own nation have delivered thee unto me. 
What hast thou done?' 

Jesus answered, 'My kingdom is not of 
this world : if my kingdom were of this world 
then would my servants fight, that I should 
not be delivered to the Jews, but now is my 
kingdom not from hence.* 

Pilate therefore said unto him, 'Art thou 
a king, then?' 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 99 

Jesus answered, l Thou sayest that I am a 
king. To this end was I born, and for this 
cause came I into the world, that I should 
bear witness to the truth. Every one that 
is of the truth heareth my voice.' 

Pilate saith unto him, i What is truth ? " 

And when he had said this he said to the 
Jews, * I find in him no fault at all/ 

And they were the more fierce, saying, 
4 He stirreth up the people.' 

Now at that feast Pilate set free unto 
them one prisoner, whom they would. And 
there was one named Barabbas who was a 
robber ; therefore when they were gathered 
together Pilate said unto them, 'Will ye 
that I release unto you the King of the 
Jews ? ' 

For he knew that the chief priests had 
delivered him for envy. But the chief 
priests moved the people. And they cried 
out all at once, saying, 'Away with this man, 
and give unto us Barabbas.' 

Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, 
spake again to them, 'What will ye then 
that I shall do unto him whom ye call the 
King of the Jews ? ' 

But they cried, saying, ' Crucify him.' 

Then Pilate saith unto them, ' Why, what 



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evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of 
death in him. I will therefore scourge him 
and let him go. ' 

And they cried out the more, c Crucify him, 
crucify him.' 

Then Pilate took water and washed his 
hands before the multitude, saying, l I am 
innocent of the blood of this just man. See 
ye to it.' Then answered all the people, c His 
blood be on us and on our children.' 

And so Pilate set free unto them Barabbas 
whom they had desired, but he delivered 
Jesus to their will. 

Then the soldiers therefore took Jesus and 
scourged him, and platted a crown of thorns 
and put it on his head, and they put on him a 
purple robe, and a reed in his right hand, 
and they bowed the knee before him and 
mocked him, saying, 'Hail, King of the 
Jews ! ' 

And they smote him with their hands. 
Pilate therefore went forth again and saith 
unto them, c Behold, I bring him forth to you 
that ye may know that I find no fault in 
him/ 

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown 
of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate 
saith unto them, l Behold the man ! ' 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 101 

When they saw him they cried out, 
'Crucify him, crucify him/ 

Pilate saith unto them, * Take ye him and 
crucify him, for I find no fault in him.' 

The Jews cried out, ' If thou let this man 
go, thou art not Cesar's friend. Whosoever 
maketh himself a king speaketh against 
Cesar/ 

Pilate saith unto them, 'Shall I crucify 
your king?' 

The chief priests answered, 'We have no 
king but Cesar.' 

Then delivered he him to be crucified. 

And when they had mocked him, they took 
off the purple robe from him, and put his own 
clothes on him, and led him out to crucify 
him. 

And as they led him away, they found one 
Simon coming out of the country, and on him 
they laid the cross that he might bear it after 
Jesus. And there followed him a great 
company of people which also bewailed him. 

But Jesus turning unto them said, 
1 Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, 
but weep for yourselves and for your 
children/ 

And when they were come to the place 
j which is called Calvary, they gave him to 

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drink wine mingled with myrrh, and when he 
had tasted thereof he would not drink. 

And it was the third hour ; and they cruci- 
fied him, and two other with him, on either 
side one, and Jesus in the midst. 

Then said Jesus, c Father, forgive them, for 
they know not what they do.' 

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified 
Jesus, took his garments and made four 
parts, to every soldier a part, and also his 
coat. Now the coat was without seam, 
woven from the top throughout. They said 
therefore among themselves, 'Let us not 
rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be.' 

These things therefore the soldiers did; 
and sitting down they watched him there. 

And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the 
cross. And the writing was, 'Jesus of 
Nazareth, the King of the Jews.' 

This title then read many of the Jews, for 
the place where Jesus was crucified was 
nigh unto the city. Then said the chief 
priests to Pilate, 'Write not, "The King of 
the Jews," but that he said, " I am King of 
the Jews." ' 

Pilate answered, "What I have written, I 
have written.* 

And they that passed by mocked him, 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 103 

saying, i If thou be the Son of God, save thy- 
self and come down from the cross/ 

Likewise also the chief priests, mocking, 
said among themselves, 4 He saved others. 
Himself he cannot save. Let Christ the King 
of Israel come down now from the cross, that 
we may see and believe.' 

And one of the thieves which were cruci- 
fied with him railed on him, saying, € If thou 
be the Christ, save thyself and us.' 

But the other rebuked him, saying, * Dost 
not thou fear God, seeing thou also must 
die? And we indeed justly, for we receive 
the due reward of our deeds, but this man 
hath done nothing amiss/ 

And he said unto Jesus, * Lord, remember 
me when thou comest into thy kingdom.' 

And Jesus said unto him, l Verily I say 
unto thee, to-day shalt thou be with me in 
Paradise/ 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his 
mother and his mother's sister, and Mary 
Magdalene. 

When Jesus therefore saw his mother and 
that disciple standing by whom he loved, he 
saith unto his mother, * Woman, behold thy 
son/ Then saith he to the disciple, c Behold 
thy mother.' 



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And from that hour that disciple took her 
unto his own home. 

And it was about the sixth hour ; and there 
was a darkness over all the earth until the 
ninth hour. And the sun was darkened. 
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a 
loud voice, c My God, my God, why hast thou 
forsaken me ? ' 

After this Jesus saith, l I thirst/ Now 
there was set a vessel full of vinegar, and 
they filled a sponge with vinegar and put it 
upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 

When Jesus therefore had received the 
vinegar, he said, * It is finished.' 

And when he had cried with a loud voice, 
he said, * Father, into thy hands I commend 
my spirit/ and having said thus, he bowed 
his head and gave up the ghost. 

And after this a man named Joseph, being 
a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of 
the Jews, besought Pilate that he might 
take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate 
gave him leave. He came therefore and took 
the body, and wound it in linen clothes with 
spices. 

Now in the place where Jesus was cruci- 
fied there was a garden, and in the garden 




There stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's 
sister, and Mary Magdalene 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 105 

a new tomb, wherein was never man yet 
laid. There laid they Jesus therefore, for 
it was nigh at hand. And the women also 
which came with him from Galilee beheld 
how his body was laid. And they returned 
and prepared spices and ointment, and 
rested the Sabbath day. 

And when the Sabbath was past, behold 
there was an earthquake, for the angel of 
the Lord came down from heaven, and came 
and rolled back the stone from the door of 
the tomb, and sat upon it. His face was like 
lightning, and his raiment white as snow, 
and for fear of him the keepers did shake 
and became as dead men. 

And very early in the morning as it began to 
dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary 
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, 
and Salome, came unto the grave that they 
might anoint the body of Jesus. And they 
said among themselves, ' Who shall roll us 
away the stone from the door of the tomb ? ' 

And when they looked they saw that the 
stone was rolled away, for it was very great 
And they entered in and found not the body 
of Jesus. 

And it came to pass, behold two men stood 
by them in shining garments, and as they 



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were afraid and bowed down their faces to 
the earth, they said unto them, ' Why seek 
ye the living among the dead? He is not 
here, but is risen. Remember how he spake 
unto you, saying, " The Son of Man must be 
delivered into the hands of sinful men and be 
crucified, and the third day rise again." But 
go quickly and tell his disciples that he is 
risen from the dead, and behold he goeth 
before you into Galilee. There shall ye see 
him as he said unto you/ 

And they returned from the grave, and 
came to Peter and that other disciple, and 
said unto them, 'They have taken away the 
Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where 
they have laid him/ 

Peter therefore went forth and that other 
disciple, and came to the grave. So they ran 
both together, and that other disciple did out- 
run Peter, and came first to the tomb. And 
he looking in saw the linen clothes lying, yet 
went he not in. Then cometh Peter and 
went into the tomb, and seeth the linen 
clothes lie, and the napkin that was about his 
head wrapped together in a place by itself. 
Then went in that other disciple which came 
first to the tomb, and he saw and believed. 
For as yet they knew not that he must rise 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 107 

again from the dead. Then the disciples 
went away again into their own home, 
wondering at that which was come to pass. 
But Mary stood without at the grave weep- 
ing. And as she wept she stooped down and 
looked into the tomb, and seeth two angels 
sitting the one at the head and the other at 
the feet where the body of Jesus had lain. 
And they say unto her, * Woman, why weep- 
est thou ? ' 

She saith unto them, l Because they have 
taken away my Lord, and I know not where 
they have laid him.' 

And when she had thus said, she turned 
back and saw Jesus standing and knew not 
that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, 
1 Woman, why weepest thou? Whom 
seekest thou ? ' She supposing him to be 
the gardener, saith unto him, 'Sir, if thou 
have borne him hence, tell me where thou 
hast laid him, and I will take him away/ 

Jesus saith unto her, l Mary ! ' 

She turned herself and saith unto him, 
'Master!' 

Jesus saith unto her, ' Go to my brethren, 
and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father 
and your Father, and to my God and your 
God.' 



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Mary came and told the disciples that she 
had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken 
these things unto her. 

And behold, two of them went that same 
day to a village called Emmaus. And they 
talked together of all those things which had 
happened. And Jesus himself drew near and 
went with them, but their eyes were holden 
that they should not know him. 

And he said unto them, l What say ye one 
to another as ye walk and are sad ? ' 

And one of them said unto him, c Art thou 
only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not 
known the things which are come to pass 
there in these days?' 

And he said unto them, ' What things ? ' 

And they said unto him, * Concerning Jesus 
of Nazareth, and how the chief priests and 
our rulers have crucified him. But we 
trusted that it had been he which should 
have redeemed Israel. And beside all this, 
to-day is the third day since these things 
were done. Yea, and certain women also of 
our company which were early at the grave, 
when they found not his body, came saying 
that they had seen a vision of angels, which 
said that he was alive. And certain of them 
which were with us went to the grave, and 




She saith unto Him, "Master! 



TEE LIFE OF CHRIST 109 

found it even so as the women had said. 
But him they saw not. 

Then Jesus said unto them, 'O fools, 
and slow of heart to believe, ought not Christ 
to have suffered these things and to enter 
into his glory ? ' 

And they drew nigh unto the village 
whither they went. And he made as though 
he would have gone further. 

But they said, l Abide with us, for it is 
toward evening, and the day is far spent.' 

And he went in to tarry with them. And 
as he sat at meat with them, he took bread 
and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 
And their eyes were opened, and they knew 
him, and he vanished out of their sight. 

And they said one to another, l Did not our 
heart burn within us, while he talked with us 
by the way?' 

And they rose up the same hour and 
returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven 
gathered together, and them that were with 
them, saying, • The Lord is risen indeed, and 
hath appeared unto Peter.' 

And they told what things were done in 
the way, and how he was known of them in 
breaking of bread. 

And as they thus spake, Jesus himself 



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stood in the midst of them, and saith unto 
them, ' Peace be unto you/ 

And when he had so said, he shewed 
them his hands and his side. Then were 
the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 
And while they yet believed not for joy, 
Jesus said unto them, 'Have ye here any 
meat?' 

And they gave him a piece of a broiled 
fish, and of an honeycomb. And he took 
it, and did eat before them. 

Then said he unto them, c Peace be unto 
you. As my Father hath sent me, even so 
send I you.' 

And when Jesus had said this, he saith 
unto them, i Receive ye the Holy Spirit.' 

Then the eleven disciples went away into 
Galilee. And Jesus shewed himself again 
to them at the Sea of Galilee. And on this 
wise shewed he himself. There were to- 
gether Simon Peter and Thomas, and five 
other of his disciples. 

Peter saith unto them, l I go a-fishing.' 

They say unto him, 'We also go with 
thee/ 

They went forth, and entered into a boat, 
and that night they caught nothing. 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST in 

But when the morning was now come, 
Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples 
knew not that it was Jesus. 

Then Jesus saith unto them, * Children, 
have ye any meat ? ' 

They answered him, * No/ 

And he said unto them, c Cast the net on 
the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.' 

They cast therefore, and now they were 
not able to draw it for the multitude of 
fishes. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus 
loved saith unto Peter, * It is the Lord.' 

Now when Simon Peter heard that it 
was the Lord, he girt his fishers coat unto 
him, and did cast himself into the sea. And 
the other disciples came in a little boat, 
for they were not far from land, dragging 
the net with fishes. 

As soon then as they were come to land, 
they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid 
thereon, and bread. 

Jesus saith unto them, * Come and dine.* 

And none of the disciples durst ask him, 
'Who art thou?' knowing that it was the 
Lord. 

Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread and 
giveth them, and fish likewise. 

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to 



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Simon Peter, * Simon, son of Jonas, lovest 
thou me more than these ? ' 

He saith unto him, 'Yea, Lord, thou 
knowest that I love thee.' 

Jesus saith unto him, * Feed my lambs.' 

Jesus saith to him again the second time, 
1 Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?' 

He saith unto him, 'Yea, Lord, thou 
knowest that I love thee.' 

Jesus saith unto him, * Feed my sheep.' 

Jesus saith unto him the third time, 
* Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?' 

Peter was grieved because he said unto 
him the third time, * Lovest thou me?' He 
said unto him, 'Lord, thou knowest all 
things, thou knowest that I love thee.' 

Jesus saith unto him, ' Feed my sheep. 
Verily, verily I say unto thee, when thou 
wast young thou girdedst thyself and 
walkedst whither thou wouldst, but when 
thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth 
thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and 
carry thee whither thou wouldest not.' 

And when he had spoken this, he saith 
unto him, c Follow me.' 

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the 
disciple whom Jesus loved, following, which 
also leaned on Jesus' breast at supper. 



THE LIFE OF CHRIST 113 

Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, c Lord, 
and what shall this man do ? ' 

Jesus saith unto him, 'If I will that he 
tarry till I come, what is that to thee? 
Follow thou me.' 

After that Jesus was seen of above five 
hundred brethren at once. And when they 
saw him, they worshipped him, but some 
doubted. And Jesus spake unto them, 
saying, 'All power is given unto me in 
heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and 
teach all nations to observe all things what- 
soever I have commanded you ; and lo, I 
am with you alway, even unto the end of 
the world.' 

And Jesus led the disciples out as far 
as to Bethany ; and he lifted up his hands 
and blessed them. And it came to pass 
while he blessed them, he was parted from 
them and carried up into heaven. 

And they worshipped him, and returned 
to Jerusalem with great joy, and were con- 
tinually in the temple praising and blessing 
God. 



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